Stand up!

Some people just hate that way,
Hate you cause you're different,
Hate what you say.
But truth and goodness have a winning way.
They'll prevail in the end.

Evil can't hold us down forever.
They might burn this land to the ground
Thinking their so clever.
But goodness won't be gone forever.
The seeds of love survive.

So keep on singing in the rain.
Shining in the darkness,
Smiling through the pain.
Don't give in to their tyrannical reign.
We'll be alright.

-John C. Martin
 July 22, 1998