If There Were No America

If there were no America,
who would have defeated evil in WW II?
Who would have torn down the Iron Curtain?
What would the world look like today?
For that no one can be certain.

If there were no America,
who would clothe and feed the poor,
yet never ask to be repaid?
Who would be willing to help friend or foe,
whenever asked for aid?

If there were no America,
where would the world turn for hope?
Where would dreams become a reality?
Who would keep freedom's torch burning,
and where would the oppressed flee?

If there were no America,
who would stand for justice for all?
Where would God's glory be proclaimed?
Where would everyone's rights be championed,
and where would the freedom of religion reign?

If there were no America,
nowhere and no one would be safe;
evil would have a license to prevail.
All hope would be lost,
and every life would be for sale.

If there were no America,
the rights of the minority would be vanquished.
Dissenting voices would not be allowed.
Elections would be controlled and corrupted-
individualism lost to the mob and the crowd.

If there were no America,
the world would never have known
how great a country can be
when liberty is its core value
and its people are truly free.

If there were no America,
the word hero would have a lesser meaning.
There would be no home of the brave or land of the free;
the Stars and the Stripes would never have flown
to help change the course of history.

Let's hope that the world never forgets
the one country they can always trust.
For where would they turn in their darkest hours
if there were no America?