Lamentation for My Nation

We once were called the land of promise

We once were known for freedom’s ring

We once could say In God We Trust

Prosperity is what justice and mercy brings

We once would declare out of many one

But now we fragment into tribes

We once would join together for a cause

But now we contend and divide

This is my lamentation for my nation

This is my heartcry for this generation

My soul shall yearn, yes yearn for the return

Of my people to the ways of the Lord

If united we stand, then divided we will fall

A house divided against itself won’t stand

What we are building are separating walls

And tribulation fills our land

Are these the sure signs of God’s judgment?

Do we perceive  destructions’s eve?

When sin becomes the judgment on itself

It is a time to mourn and grieve.

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You once promised your chosen people

If they would humble themselves and pray

That you would hear their cries from heaven

As they seek your face and turn from their wicked way

Oh Lord grant us repentance as your gift

Oh Lord teach us your ways to learn

May your people be transformed by this

Oh Lord heal our land  as we return

This is my lamentation for my nation

This is my heartcry for this generation

My soul shall yearn, yes yearn for the return

Of my people to the ways of the Lord

My soul shall yearn, yes yearn for the return

Of my people to the ways of the Lord

Thanksgiving Day 

November 23, 2023

Anthony Foster