THE PRESIDENT SANG AMAZING GRACE

(by Zoe Mulford)

A young man came to a house of prayer
They did not ask what brought him there
He was not friend, he was not kin
But they opened the door and let him in

And for an hour the stranger stayed
He sat with them and seemed to pray
But then the young man drew a gun
And killed nine people, old and young

In Charleston in the month of June
The mourners gathered in a room
The President came to speak some words
And the cameras rolled and the nation heard

	But no words could say what must be said
	For all the living and the dead
	So on that day and in that place
	The President sang Amazing Grace
	My President sang Amazing Grace

We argued where to lay the blame
On one man's hate or our nation's shame
Some sickness of the mind or soul
And how the wounds might be made whole

	But no words could say what must be said
	For all the living and the dead
	So on that day and in that place
	The President sang Amazing Grace
	My President sang Amazing Grace

		Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound
		That saved a wretch like me
		I once was lost but now am found
		Was blind but now I see

		'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear
		And grace my Fears relieved
		How precious did that grace appear
		The hour I first believed

		Through many dangers, toils, and snares
		We have already come
		'Twas grace hath brought us safe thus far
		And grace will lead us home

		When we've been there ten thousand years
		Bright shining as the sun
		We'll have no less days to sing God's praise
		Than when we first begun

		Amazing Grace, how sweet ...

	But no words could say ...

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