May
the glory of Independence Day
Remain in mind in heart
May we cherish our
hard-won freedom
That it never falls apart.Because
those who walked before us
Believed in freedom’s cause so much
We
can carry forth a torch
Of honor and ‘In God We Trust’.
That
first Independence Day
Now more than two centuries past
Must live forever
in our thoughts
Never forgotten - never a lapse.
It
is a precious land we hold
In safekeeping for our children
That they, as
we, may enjoy
Lives bountiful, worth living.
May
God’s blessings ever
Ring out over all our land
A toast of praise we
raise today
Americans - join hand in hand!
Poem
by Susan Helene Kramer
