Anybody here seen my old friend Martin? |
"Anybody here seen my old friend Martin? Can you tell me where he's gone? He freed a lot of people, But it seems the good they die young. I just looked 'round and he's gone." -Abraham, Martin, and John - Dion From Atlanta to Memphis his star burned bright, snuffed out too soon, but isn't that the way of truly good and Godly Men? He only trod the earth for 39 years but his legacy lasts forever. Isn't that the way of truly Godly Men? From the pulpit as a Baptist Minister, he heard a greater calling, a voice in a hate filled wilderness. He heeded the message and gave all, including his life. Isn't that the way of committed Godly Men. When blacks had to ride in the backs of Birmingham buses he organized a boycott, standing for what was right. Helping others is the way of righteous, Godly Men. "I have a dream," rolled forth to the million men marching upon Washington in 1963. Ministering to the masses is the way of Godly Men. The Nobel Prize for peace was given to Dr. King. He was the youngest in history. Notice and acclaim are hard won by Godly Men. He championed the rights of the poor and down trodden. Lifting others up is the legacy of Godly Men. A crusader for peace, from the pulpit He sought an end to the ongoing Vietnam War. Peace for all is the prayer of Godly Men. Shots rang out in a Memphis night. Hate extinguished Martin Luther King Jr.'s light, but we will never forget the message of this Godly Man. We the people have come a long way since that hot Atlanta day when the baby King was born. I pray that we truly have love, peace and total equality one day. For Dr. King's vision I pray. One day we all shall stand, among the ranks of Godly Men. Anybody here seen my old friend Martin? Can you tell me where he's gone? He freed a lot of people, But it seems the good they die young. I just looked 'round and he's gone. Didn't you love the things that they stood for? Didn't they try to find some good for you and me? And we'll be free Some day soon, and it's a-gonna be one day ... -Abraham, Martin, and John - Dion |