A New Land

A New Land

«John Wesley Johnny Taylor»

Because they wanted room to breathe

 And deep within their breasts did seethe

 A will to live as free men should,

 To give their children all things good,

 They set forth to find … A NEW LAND.

Setting sail o’er windswept sea

 Unto a land where man is free;

 Within their hearts a dream they keep

 And brave each peril of the deep,

 To set foot upon … A NEW LAND.

Yet the perils do not cease

 Although each man would live in peace.

 The price of freedom . . . blood and tears,

 Then toil and sweat throughout the years.

 This is the cost of … A NEW LAND.

Then west unto the mountains tall

 To answer there the beck’ning call.

 Upon each homestead cabins raise

 Yet still unto the West they gaze,

 Eyes straining t’ward … A NEW LAND.

Onward to the West they trod

 O’er dusty earth and sun baked sod,

 Through freezing night and scorching day

 That they might ever find the way

 Leading them unto … A NEW LAND.

Man’s search for freedom never ends

 And thus it is he ever wends

 His way unto an unknown place

 O’er desert, sea, and into space

 Ever searching for … A NEW LAND.