Our fathers pled at Valley Forge.
The snow was red with blood.
Their faith was one.
At Valley Forge,
their faith was brotherhood.
Wasn't that a time,
wasn't that a time,
wasn't that a time, a time to try?
The soul of man,
wasn't that a terrible time?
Brave men who fought at Gettysburg
Now lie in soldiers' graves,
but there they stand
The rebel tide and then the
faith was saved.
Wasn't that a time,
wasn't that a time,
wasn't that a time, a time to try?
The soul of man,
wasn't that a terrible time?
Informers took their Judas pay
To tell their sorry tale,
the gangs in Congress had their way
and free souls went to jail.
Wasn't that a time,
wasn't that a time,
wasn't that a time, a time to try?
The soul of man,
wasn't that a terrible time?
How many times we've gone to kill
in freedom's holy name,
and children died to save the pride
of rulers without shame.
Wasn't that a time,
wasn't that a time, a time to try?
The soul of a man
wasn't there that terrible time.
Our faith cries out, we have no fear.
We dare to reach our hand
to all our neighbors, far and near,
to friends in every land.
Isn't this a time, isn't this a time,
isn't this a time, a time free?
The soul of man,
isn't this a wonderful time?
Isn't this a wonderful time?