Independence Day
Words and Music: Derek L. Cromwell
© Copyright 2002 by Derek L. Cromwell
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Verse 1:
It was the founding of a country we all know.
He was a shoemaker from Boston,
But he knew he has to go and pay the price
Liberty required a sacrifice.
How much fear he felt, it’s really hard to know.
Because he knew when he was finished,
He’d be carried home and laid to rest.
But when he gave his life, he gave his best.
Chorus:
It was his Independence Day,
The day that Freedom rang around the World,
The banner of Sweet Liberty unfurled!
It was his Independence Day.
Verse 2:
Conviction led him to a place that we all know.
A simple farmer from Kentucky,
But he knew the life he’d lived had had a price.
Salvation now required a sacrifice.
Why he’d waited for so long, it’s hard to know,
But now he knew when his life was over
He’d be going home where he would rest,
And when he gave his life to Christ he gave his best!
Chorus:
It was his Independence Day,
The day that Freedom rang around the World,
The banner of Sweet Liberty unfurled!
It was his Independence Day.
Bridge:
Well, the mind cannot conceive it,
And some men will not believe it,
Salvation has a price that already has been paid.
The world cannot defeat it,
And the enemy cannot beat it,
The war as won the day the sacrifice was made…
Verse 3:
They made Him walk a path up a hill that we all
know.
He was a carpenter from Galilee,
But He knew the life He’d lived could pay the price.
The debt of sin required His sacrifice.
How much pain he felt, it’s really hard to know.
But when He cried out, “It is finished,”
He prepared a home where we could rest
And through His resurrection all mankind was blessed!
Chorus:
It was our Independence Day,
The day that Freedom rang around the World,
The banner of Sweet Liberty unfurled!
It was our Independence Day,
Angelic choirs of heaven now proclaim,
Salvation of the world through Jesus’ name
It was our Independence Day,
The day that Freedom rang around the World,
The banner of Sweet Liberty unfurled!
It was our Independence Day…
It was our Independence Day…
It
was our Independence Day.
