Warriors Of Love

John Lewis stood on the Pettus Bridge

His life he was ready to give

To break the bonds of tyranny

And live a life with dignity

Six hundred strong

They marched straight into a sea of blue

Trampled by horses, tear-gassed

Billy clubbed, too

But all this and such

Don’t amount to much

To a great warrior of love

Rachel Corrie laid it on the line

When she took her stand for Palestine

The bulldozer rolled

She wouldn’t budge

She had her feet planted down deep

In that little ‘ol thing called love

And though her life ended violently

Her gentle spirit is still walking here with you and me

And she lights up the stars above

That brave, young, warrior of love

Some still among us soldier on

Some from the flesh now have gone

But they’ve paved the very road we’re traveling on

Our brave warriors of love

Look around you, you will see

People still building the beloved community

In every corner of this earth

You’ll find people in a fix, willing to risk

An early ride in the hearse

Folks who don’t bend

Folks who don’t bow

They get right up to Goliath

And shoot their shot somehow

Now it’s on us to be worthy of

Our great warriors of love

Some still among us soldier on

Some from the flesh now have gone

But they’ve paved the very road we’re traveling on

Our brave warriors of love