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This script
provides introductory ideas for each of the musical selections
presented on the "Catch The Spirit!" CD. The entire script
provides a forty-five-minute program, or each section may be
performed separately.
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"THE
LIBERTY ACROSTIC" |
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Is for the Lamp
lifted beside the golden door by "Liberty Enlightening the
World." A bronze statue 155 feet high on a pedestal nearly as
tall. For one hundred and thirteen years the Statue of Liberty's lamp
has lighted the path to freedom.
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Is for Independence,
a day, a declaration, a city in Missouri. Self-determination,
self-government, and self-control are the duties of an independent
people. Personal responsibility safeguards independence - the heart
and soul of America.
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B |
Is for the Bell,
which rang as the Continental Congress approved
The Declaration of
Independence. "Proclaim liberty throughout the land unto all the
inhabitants thereof," reads the bell's inscription. The Liberty
Bell cracked in 1835, but at Philadelphia's Independence Hall it
silently celebrates liberty and justice for all.
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E |
Is for Equality;
America's laws demand it.
Opportunities and
rewards abound for all, regardless of race, religion, or gender.
Americans are dedicated to the proposition that all men...
And women are
created equal. We believe in fairness.
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Is for Republic,
America's form of government. Power is in the hands of citizens who
vote. We have no rulers. We believe in democracy: A government of the
people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth."
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Is for the Tomb
of the Unknown Soldier, a memorial in Washington, D.C. No one knows
the names of the soldiers who sleep in this privileged grave.
They were chosen
from the battlefields of war and honor all Americans who gave their
lives in service to their country.
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Is for YOU.
You are an American. Whether you sought this land for your home or
were born here, YOU are an American. Cherish all of your freedoms;
honor those of your neighbor. You are an American. Lift your lamp
proudly beside your own golden door.
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- America, Sweet
Land of Liberty! |
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