"Freedom's Holy Light" genre: Spiritual Pop
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	A patriotic song for September eleventh (9-11). A salute to America's strength and resolve.
	CD: Freedom's Holy Light (single)   Label: JDK Records Credits: Vocals: Anna Keisling. Music and Lyrics: John Keisling. Bass: Willy Hudson. Acoustic Guitar: David Moody. Electric Guitar: Ray Tyson. Keyboards: Lewis Wells. Drums: Dave Yelverton. Engineers: David Moody and Nelson McSwain
	Story Behind the Song This is a song written by my brother, John Keisling, as a patriotic salute to America's strength in the face of the 9-11 attacks. It's a very emotional and moving piece. It starts out with the shock and horror we all felt when it happened, and builds through our determination to end with a ringing declaration of faith in God and in America. John produced the recording, which was engineered in North Carolina by Dave Moody of the Moody Brothers. We're donating all profits from sales of the CD-single to the families of those who were killed because of the attacks, including the rescue workers and our armed forces. We also want as many people as possible to hear the song, because we want it to inspire them and lift them up! Here's what John says about the song: On the morning when I wrote "Freedom's Holy Light," all of my thoughts were on writing a song that would be a tribute to America's strength in the face of evil. I scarcely could have imagined the path that would follow, or how, with the aid of family and friends, the idea would blossom from a few notes on paper into a full-fledged recording, with the potential to inspire us all and send some help to those who were most devastated by the attacks. I believe that story is itself testimony to what the American spirit makes possible. First, some background. My father is a retired U.S. Army Ranger, Vietnam veteran and Green Beret with 22 years in the service. He and my mother have been married for over 30 years. They reared me and my two younger sisters to be patriotic, freedom-loving Americans, with a firm understanding of the sacrifices and heroism that made our freedom possible. Living in Panama, a military dictatorship, for eight years taught us very clearly what life is like without that freedom. As President Bush so rightly pointed out, the September 11th bombings were an attack on that very freedom. My first reaction, after the initial shock, was the fear that God had turned His back on us, that all the poison of those who hate traditional moral virtue, those who would ban God from public life, and those who fight only to normalize depravity, had already ruined the country I loved so much. But when I saw the heroism of the New York firemen and cops and rescue workers, the steely resolve of Todd Beamer and the fighters on Flight 93, the immediate resurgence of patriotism, courage, toughness, manliness, and above all godliness, I knew I had been wrong, and that America will fight to the ends of the earth, destroy her enemies wherever they may hide, and win this war. It was that progession, from shock and sorrow to gathering resolve to triumph, that I wanted to express in my song. The inspiration for it came pretty much out of the blue. I was on my way to work when the idea suddenly crystallized, and I turned around, went home, took the morning off, and wrote the music and lyrics in about five hours. I'd written poetry and lyrics before, but never any music until then. What's happened since then has been so remarkable that I'm convinced the Lord had His hand in it, as I've prayed that He would from the beginning. I wanted my sister Anna, just starting her singing career in Austin, to record the vocals, but I didn't know where to find a band. My mother had the idea of asking my uncle Dave (her brother) about it, since he was a professional musician for several years. He's a successful businessman now, but is still an expert drummer and plays in a band for fun. It turned out that he knows David Moody of the Moody Brothers, who has two Grammy nominations and has his own studio near my uncle's home in North Carolina. David loved the song and wanted to record it there. The result was that Anna, my mother, and I flew to North Carolina and recorded the song with my uncle, some of his band members, and some other excellent musicians David knew. We started each session with a prayer that the Lord would inspire each of us to do his best and bring forth the true meaning in the music, and it was amazing how quickly the song came together. Once it was recorded, I got together with a friend, Brent Gerity, who's a professional photographer with his own digital darkroom, and created the CD cover, using my parents' old flag and a photo of Anna taken by my uncle on my father's side. The whole process took only six weeks, which I still find hard to believe. Our hope now is to get the song out to where it can do good for the country, and that it will inspire Americans to stand united, turn back to God, and find the strength to win this war. In that spirit, I thank you for taking an interest, and I hope you enjoy the song. Lyrics It was just another morning No one had a warning In the land of freedom free we woke And started up our day But evil men were waiting For years sustained by hating They climbed aboard our airplanes And they ripped our peace away And we cried, and we prayed And we grieved as one that day And we pleaded with the Lord above To help us find our way We were stunned, we were lost And we couldn't bear the cost And we asked ourselves if freedom's light Could live another day The eleventh of September I always will remember The pictures ran again and again That no one could believe But as the days unfolded A new resolve was molded We lit our candles and we flew our flags And began again to breathe And we worked, and we prayed And we rallied day by day And we gave to help the rescuers And armed ourselves for the fray Though we grieved for the lost And could hardly bear the cost We united then to fight the war And we prayed we'd win the day And oh, it inspired us to know That through all the darkness and fear God's light in a billion hearts shone bright Our embassies rang with their cheers The heroes on flight 93 The heroes of NYPD When evil struck, they gave their all And that courage helps us see That they may have smashed our towers But they'll never smash our hearts And when the firemen raised our flag, I knew Our strength would never die And we'll sing, and we'll pray And we'll stand as one today And we'll keep our faith in God above To lead us in His way In the names of those lost No matter what the cost We will lead the world with freedom's light Forever and a day Forever and a day

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