Unity Nguyen [p.6]

Lyrics by Unity Nguyen

CHORUS:
I’m giving thanks for you, mama
God gave me life through you, mama
I’m giving thanks for you, mama
God gave me love through you, mama

Verse 1:
Sweet as sun’s warmth in the spring
Gentle as the light of the moon
The queen of swans cannot touch your grace
And an iron mountain is your strength

CHORUS:
Verse 2:
Sky is father
Earth is mother
Oh sister river
And tree my brother
And rock, oh rock, he is
An old...old...uncle

CHORUS:
There is a War
There is a war going on inside
Where can I run, where can I hide?
Who built the bomb, who made the war begin?
If I kill you, do I win?
If I kill you, do I win?

Fields of emerald grain turned to ash, to ash
Death still remains, though 30 years have passed
Poison food grows from poison earth,
And the babies come dead at birth
Too many babies born dead at birth

Oh Lord, protect me
From the enemy who would harm me
Arms outstretched like the earth that’s
Calling for the rain, my soul longs for you

*This verse is borrowed from a Vietnamese church hymn from my childhood.

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