“Let Me Live”
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Lyrics below.
“Let Me Live,”
Pat BooneI had a dream the other night.
I’ve never had a dream like it
so profound, so troubling.
I woke up trembling, in tears.
In this dream, I don’t know if I can describe it
I heard a child’s voice, a baby speaking to me
Almost in a whisper, I think.
I could here her clearly,
Full of primal joy at being newly alive.
I felt deeply that child’s reverence and awe
At the discovery of its own existence,
And I shared in the excitement.
But then I heard another voice, and another.
And soon there seemed to be thousands, maybe millions,
I couldn’t count them,
All in various stages of development,
All grateful for life,
All singing the same urgent chorus,
The same fervent plea.
And I realized ‘though each and every one of those children
Was already experiencing life,
Not one had yet been born….I’m one month old.
I’m very small.
I feel me growing every day
In this warm dark place.
My heart is the biggest part of me,
And it’s beating!
I’m so glad to be alive!
I’m very glad to be alive.Let me live!
Let me walk into the sunshine,
Let me live!
Feel my mother’s arms around me,
Feel my father’s love surround me,
Be a part of God’s creation.
Let me live!I’m six weeks old now,
And I’ve grown so much!
Look at me, I’m a half-inch long already!
I have a little brain, and a big heart,
And eyes!
I can’t see yet, but I will,
Just give me time….Let me live!
Let me walk into the sunshine,
Let me live!
Feel my mother’s arms around me,
Feel my father’s love surround me,
Be a part of God’s creation.
Let me live!Fingers and toes,
My own mouth, my own lips,
And I’m two months old today!
My heart is beating fast,
And I feel another heart,
Big and strong, somewhere
All around me!
Is that my mother?Let me live!
Let me walk into the sunshine,
Let me live!
Feel my mother’s arms around me,
Feel my father’s love surround me,
Be a part of God’s creation.
Let me live!I’m three months old now!
And my arms and legs have real bones!
I’m growing, and kicking, too!
Can you feel it?
I can turn my head.
I can squint and frown
And make a fist!
See, I can curl my toes!
And I think my mother knows I’m here!
I’m alive! I’m alive!I woke up then,
And I knew I was hearing something real
Thousands of unborn children
Were singing to me from their mother’s wombs!
And they’re not just mindless bits of flesh.
They’re human beings
Already in touch with their mothers,
With God, with life!
They deserve to liveLet me live!
Let me walk into the sunshine,
Let me live!
Feel my mother’s arms around me,
Feel my father’s love surround me,
Be a part of God’s creation.
Let me live!Feel my father’s love surround me,
Be a part of God’s creation.
Let me live.
August 15th, 2009 at 6:55 pm
thank-you aunt debbie ..My real mom cant be here as she has passed I just wish “mom” could realize she is here and I need her now more than I ever had in my life… thanks for prayers
August 15th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
I too am praying for Millie,for I am Millie’s adopted Aunt. She may be at high risk, but the joy she has seeing the progress of the baby each week, and hearing the heartbeat, means the world to me, knowing that she will one day, have this child that others felt it not necessary for her to have. God will find a way for this little one to come into this world.” Let Me Live”
August 14th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Millie, I’m praying RIGHT NOW for God’s protection on you and your baby!