Our fathers bled at Valley Forge, the snow was red with blood
Their faith was worn at Valley Forge, 
Their faith was brotherhood. 

Wasn't that a time, wasn't that a time?
A time to try the soul of men,
Wasn't that a terrible time? 

Brave men who fought at Gettysburg now lie in soldier's graves
But there they stemmed the rebel tide 
And there their faith was saved 

Wasn't that a time, wasn't that a time?
A time to try the soul of men,
Wasn't that a terrible time? 

The wars are long, the peace is frail, the madmen come again.
There is no freedom in a land where fear and hate prevail. 

Isn't this a time, isn't this a time?
A time to try the soul of men,
Isn't this a terrible time? 

Our fathers bled at Valley Forge, the snow was red with blood
Their faith was worn at Valley Forge, 
Their faith was brotherhood. 

Wasn't that a time, wasn't that a time?
A time to try the soul of men,
Wasn't that a terrible time?