Let Freedom Ring

[Verse 1] In the heat of the battle To the head army there stepped a man He said, I've been to the top of the liberty And I've looked over the promised land He had no fear of death or evil His skin was black and his name was King He said I may not get there with you But put your faith in God and let freedom ring There was a tyrant strong and mighty And he built his self a wall He said, This wall's going to stand forever No power on Earth is going to make it fall But then the winds of change they started blowing Like a free bird on the wing And then the wall fell down with a sound like thunder Let the free bird fly and let freedom ring [Pre-Chorus] (Let freedom ring) Throughout the north-land out across the frozen Tundra To the land of the midnight sun and the Eskimo (Let freedom ring) From Albuquerque across the sea to Greece and Turkey And from Halifax down south to Mexico (Let freedom ring) From Carolina round the world to Indochina From Seattle to Mobile and Abilene [Chorus] (Let freedom ring) Let freedom ring (Let freedom ring) Let freedom ring Let it ring, let it ring, let it ring [Verse 2] Innocent blood was shed for freedom In a faraway place called Tiennemen Square Because the heavy hand of cruel oppression Is so much more than a man can bear But you can't chain a man forever And your guns they don't mean a thing Because they'll rise again in the cause of justice Give the power to the people and let freedom ring [Pre-Chorus] (Let freedom ring) From Minnesota across the plains to North Dakota And from Kennebunk port out to Kalamazoo (Let freedom ring) From Rome to Reno and from Tokyo to Moscow And from Barcelona, Spain to Kathmandu (Let freedom ring) From Madagascar and from Berlin to Alaska And from Liverpool to Perth to Aberdeen [Chorus] [Verse 3] Let's give thanks to God our Father The author of our liberty Gave us this land to protect and cherish It's the home of the brave and it's the land of the free Oh America, we love you Sweet land of hope of thee we sing And with our life's blood we will protect you Let the eagle fly and let freedom ring [Chorus]