Lyrics

Somewhere in the world the sun is shining But it must be in some other hemisphere Somewhere in the world there's church bells chiming But their ringing has all but been silenced here And the old familiar face of the moon Is looking down with knowing eyes And knows the night has just begun With all this human sacrifice Somewhere in the world the stage is being readied But the final act has been carved in stone What will be our part and will we be ready Well, ready or not the curtains being drawn And the old familiar face of the lady Looking out from New York harbor Can see the grapes of wrath growing ripe and heavy Hanging down from Heaven's arbors Have Mercy, on our nation The walls are crumbling We've torn down the foundations Have Mercy, on our nation The walls are crumbling We've torn down the foundations For the blessed holy name of the One Who called Columbus and his ships Who led the Pilgrims and George Washington Is now the curse upon our lips Somewhere along the way we've lost our freedom We through off the restraints that could keep us free We're enlightened now we say but we've abandoned reason So we've had to rewrite all our history So let your faith and prayers and your lives be the lanterns As the Old North Church we must be For our unseen enemy like a cancer Neither comes by land or sea Have Mercy, on our nation The walls are crumbling We've torn down the foundations Have Mercy, on our nation The walls are crumbling We've torn down the foundations