The Ties That Bind The Strongest

The ties that bind the strongest
Were never made with rope,
Free men are held together
By the sturdy hemp of hope.
The silverbraid of brotherhood,
A people wear with pride,
Is not embroidered on the sleeve,
But on the heart inside.

The ties that bind the strongest,
Are of the finest thread,
Upon the spool of Faith by which
A nation gets ahead.
It takes a special kind of love
And loyalty to make
A patriot, whose back may bend,
But spirit never break.

The ties that bind the strongest,
Are those we cannot see,
The birthright of a nation
That believes in liberty.
The hearth and home where mothers teach
Their little ones to pray,
A father's love that makes the boy
The man he is today.

The ties that bind the strongest,
Are those that fill a need,
With all a fellow faces,
He has to have a Creed.
And ours the precious heritage,
Where once the pilgrims trod.
As long as we remember we're

One Nation under God

author Grace E. Easley