Lyrics for “We’ve Got To Get America Back to God”
It appears I failed to burn a copy of the Kelly Thompson Nelon and The Nelons’ disc that included “We’ve Got To Get America Back to God” to my iPod before I packed away the cd and buried it under a mountain of other really heavy boxes. Anyone have the song handy and care to share the lyrics in comments?
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Joe wrote:
Strictly from memory…
What ever happened to “In God We Trust?”
Prayer has been banned and taken from us.
When will we say, “Enough is enough!”
And get our country back to God?
We’ve got to get America back to God
We’ve got to rule the world with the staff and rod.
We’ve got to fight the Devil everywhere we trod
We’ve got to get America back to God.
Don’t remember the second verse, although there is a repeat of the chorus at the end, preceded live each night by Kelly admonishing the crowd to “Sing it with us!” Anyone got the remaining verse?
Posted 19 Jul 2007 at 4:42 pm ¶
Jonathan wrote:
Millions of babies we’ve lost each year
What have we done to stop their tears
Christians rise up let America hear
we will take our country back to God.
The silence is broken
It’s time now to stand
Well take this walk for Jesus
If we go hand in hand
Posted 19 Jul 2007 at 7:57 pm ¶
Brett wrote:
written by Kelly and Jerry Thompson
Posted 20 Jul 2007 at 12:24 am ¶
Joe wrote:
Thanks, Jonathan! Now that you’ve gotten me started, I think I can make a few amendments to your bridge:
We’ll take this world for Jesus
If we will go hand in hand.
Otherwise, that was it on the nose!
Posted 20 Jul 2007 at 3:41 pm ¶
Monica wrote:
Great song from the past. Is one of the greatest calls to the Christian for this nation. . .that is in addition to GVB’s “Let Freedom Ring”. . . .chills on my arms!!!
Posted 20 Jul 2007 at 7:05 pm ¶
Trent wrote:
Are you the same people who shared that you hated “We Want America Back” a few months ago? What is the difference in “We’ve Got To Get America Back To God” and “We Want America Back”?
Posted 20 Jul 2007 at 10:24 pm ¶
Jonathan wrote:
Trent: I have never sayed I hated We Want America Back, in fact, I like that song.
Joe: I always have a hard time understanding the words of the soprano they had at the time of this song. I think it was Kelly Benton?? She has a good voice, but her diction is horrible.
Posted 21 Jul 2007 at 12:49 am ¶
Grigs wrote:
“We’ve Got To Get America Back To God” is a song.
“We Want America Back” is a sermon with a chorus tacked onto it.
That’s the difference.
Posted 22 Jul 2007 at 12:47 pm ¶
QN wrote:
Monica, the GVB does a good job with “Let Freedom Ring”
But, have you heard the Cathedrals do it? They recorded it in 1982 on the LP “Something Special”. NOBODY can sing anything like Glenn did!
Other memorable songs from that LP are
“Step Into The Water”-the origional cut.
“Then Came The Morning”-again, Glenn is the master of all lead singers
“Mexico”-different, but still good. Kirk does it effortlessly.
Great LP, peroid! As the name says, it’s special
Posted 23 Jul 2007 at 11:00 pm ¶
Tyler wrote:
I’m having trouble wondering how someone wouldn’t like an SG song “preached,” but yet they’ll listen to the multiply-recorded “Cry For The Children,” or “Will Jimmy Make It Home,” and not get convicted…
Posted 24 Jul 2007 at 2:06 am ¶
Matt wrote:
Does anyone have the sheet music to this song? If so email me at matthewa.lorimer@gmail.com
Posted 19 Jan 2010 at 3:01 pm ¶
jaigner wrote:
This song is horrific, I think. It is so far from the gospel that there’s nothing actually Christian about it. It’s pure nationalistic fervor and griping about the fact that Christianity is no longer the civil religion in our country.
Guess what. This was never a “Christian” nation. Oh, people tried to say it was, but there was never a time when we looked like Christ. In fact, we’ve done horrible, ungodly things in His name. It’s time we break away from that cycle of abuse and choose God’s Kingdom over this earthly kingdom. It may be one of the more successful earthly kingdoms, but the Bible is clear that all of those are in Satan’s domain.
How silly is it to say prayer has been banned. Prayer can never be banned and taken away. It is not our job to “rule the world with a staff and rod.” That will come later on the renewed earth when Christ sets up His reign. Now, we do need to fight Satan, but we don’t do that by exercising political power. We do that by living and loving like Jesus. That’s how Christs Kingdom can come on earth. The U.S. will pass away. We serve a higher throne.
Instead of whining and complaining about how we’re uncomfortable with our society, we need to do things to change it. We need to love other people - really love them as Jesus did instead of condemning them. We need to stop trying to legislate Biblical principles because that is not a way to effect actual, visible change in people. If we do these things, then we would see a real change.
Posted 12 Apr 2010 at 11:41 am ¶