A song about Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson (January 21, 1824 – May 10, 1863).
Jackson was a Confederate general in the Army of North Virginia. Like his commanding general, Robert E Lee, Jackson freed his own slaves but elected to fight against the Union.
Jackson was fatally wounded by 'friendly' fire from his own troops at the battle of Chancellorsville.
lyrics
JACKSON'S CALL
(V)
NO PARENTS' LOVING GAZE, NO MOTHER'S LOVING ARMS - DO THEY WATCH OVER ME?
I CARVE THIS DESTINY, IN SOLITUDE I SEEK THAT SOME OTHER SOUL WILL FIND ME.
A WIFE I LOST TOO SOON, A CHILD NOT EVEN BORN AND, THEIR SILENT FORMS WITH ME EVERMORE (EVERLONG)
A NEW LOVE COMFORTS ME THROUGH LIFE'S UNCERTAINTY AND, SHE SAYS WE SERVE A LOVING GOD
(CH)
LET US CROSS OVER NOW, LET US CROSS OVER NOW,
CROSS THE RIVER, NEATH THE SHADE OF THE TREES (REPEAT)
(V)
VIRGINIA'S FLAG UNFURL, THE FIRST BRIGADE ...STONEWALL; HURL THE YANKEE BACK, ''PRESS ON!''
MANASSAS, FREDERICKSBURG, SHARPESVILLE WILL BE HEARD...OUR REBEL YELL, OUR REBEL YELL.
THE BLUE HORDES OVERWHELM AND LINCOLN'S IRON HAND PUTS HIS STRANGLEHOLD OVER SOUTHERN LANDS.
WE FIGHT FOR LIBERTY, YET STAINED BY SLAVERY ...WHO WILL JUDGE US NOW...WASH THIS STAIN AWAY?
(CH)
LET US CROSS OVER NOW, LET US CROSS OVER NOW,
CROSS THE RIVER, NEATH THE SHADE OF THE TREES (REPEAT)
credits
from GOLD IN THE GROUND,
released August 20, 2014
Performed by ContraWave.
Arrangement, music, lyrics; Paul Mahoney
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