Born To Bless The Fallen

from SW:S October 2021, Heart J Center, CO by SongwritingWith:Soldiers

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BORN TO BLESS THE FALLEN
Richard Erikson / Jay Clermenti

I’m the loving reminder of the holy
Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines all come to me
I’m the promise we’ll leave no one behind
I’m there when the flicker of life leaves their eyes

I’m the last face they see before the face of God
I give them peace and comfort as they're moving on
Their souls are set free from the burden and the pain
I send them off to heaven but the hurt remains
I’m at the mercy of my calling
I'm born to bless the fallen

I pray over them with the words written in red
There’s a two-thousand-dollar bounty on my head
Nobody sees them when they look at me
My wounds are always here, they're just too deep to see

I’m the last face they see before the face of God
I give them peace and comfort as their moving on
Their souls are set free from the burden and the pain
I send them off to heaven but the hurt remains
I’m at the mercy of my calling
I'm born to bless the fallen

They showed no greater love, fought to the end
I’d do it all a thousand times again, be there for them

I’m the last face they see before the face of God
I give them peace and comfort as they're moving on
Their souls are set free from the burden and the pain
I send them off to heaven but the hurt remains
I’m at the mercy of my calling
Born to bless the fallen
Born to bless the fallen

© 2021 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / Sony/ATV Cross Keys (ASCAP)

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from SW:S October 2021, Heart J Center, CO, released October 29, 2021
© 2021 SongwritingWith:Soldiers Music (ASCAP) / Sony/ATV Cross Keys (ASCAP)

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