Lonnie GlassAngel Of Marye's Heights Acoustic/Americana

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Music & Lyrics by Lonnie Glass copyright, 2010 SOCAN

Sgt. Kirkland of Kershaw's Brigade during the Battle of Fredericksburg, gave water to the wounded and dying Union soldiers in front of the infamous "Stone Wall" where 2 of 3 Union casualties took place. No one raised their guns as he went about his humanitarian work.

there's a stone wall in Fredericksburg stood about 4 foot high Waves of Blue broke like water on it thousands lay suffering and dyin' General Burnside you're in my sights your men have nowhere to hide though 5,000 shells of Silver rain pour from the Rapihannock riverside i recall an angel with wings of water he came every sight was lowered, as if Jesus had come to heal the pain as victory grew tighter in Lee's grasp he was heard to respond it is well that war is a terrible thing or of this we'd become too fond In Washington it was much criticized the Generals were unaware Lincoln, heartbroke was heard to retort if ther'e s a worse place than hell, i am there!! i recall an angel with wings of water he came every sight was lowered, as if it were Jesus come to heal the pain Kirkland was a compassionate man without cease-fire or truce to rely while he walked no one raised his sights to see if an angel could die i recall an angel with wings of water he came every sight was lowered, as if it were Jesus come to heal the pain x