Chris Skinner, well known NZ singer/songwriter and Marist Priest, has written a very moving song called Sons of Gallipoli. Here are the words:
We sang
—God of Nations at thy feet—
As we stood
on that sacred shore
With a
heartfelt pride
Somewhere
deep inside
For the
sons of Gallipoli
We sang —E
Ihowa Atua—
From the
place they call Anzac Cove
We gazed
out to sea
Where our
home would be
For the
sons of Gallipoli
How still
you lie
And how
still you die on other hillsides.
We sang
—hear our voices we entreat—
As the wind
blew from off the sea
With a
tearful sigh and the question why
For the
sons of Gallipoli
We sang
—God defend our free land—
And for all
whose lives are torn
With one
voice implore
No more
talk of war
For the
sons of Gallipoli
To hear the song you will need his CD's You Raise Me Up or Serenity. (Or if you read this before Sunday 27th April come to Ponsonby Baptist Church where it will be played as part of the service!!)
