My people came across the Carolinas
Down thru Georgia to the green hills of Alabama
Hard men and strong women, they cleared the thickets,
Plant crops, and raised families
Built a noble civilization on their adopted soil,
This Sacred Soil of Alabama
When their rights were threatened, created a new nation
Dared defend their rights against all odds
With an unshakable Christian Faith
Sacrificed blood, fortune, and sacred honor
To keep the invaders boot off the precious soil,
This Sacred Soil of Alabama
Many generations have lived on this land
Red, white, black, slave and free
The soil has been stained with their blood
Soaked with their sweat, and washed with their tears
All alike have shared a common bond
A deep and abiding love for their native soil,
This Sacred Soil of Alabama
Generations of my people
Are buried in a small country cemetery
Beneath the soil made sacred by the blood of my family
I am bound forever to this small plot of ground
My own child lies here resting in her eternal sleep
Covered by the God-Blessed soil,
This Sacred Soil of Alabama
When my time on this earth is over
And I cross the Jordan of Death
This be my last request
Take me to that little country cemetery
Where my people are buried
Lay me down beside my child
Gently cover this tired old body with my native soil,
This Sacred Soil of Alabama
SCC National Chaplain Jimmy Brown
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