Praying for Blacksburg
"Praying for Blacksburg" by Mel Morris
Our thoughts and our prayers
From a family who cares
They are all with you tonight
Our sisters and our brothers
Fathers and mothers
And the heroes who tried to save them all
We want you to know
You are not alone
We are all standing by your side
We all feel your pain
We will hold your hand
We will dry your eyes when the teardrops fall
Tonight we’re praying for Blacksburg
Lord we need a helping hand
Put your arms around us
Help us understand
Tonight we’re praying for Blacksburg
Police cars and sirens
Are etched into my brain
Three weeks away from graduation
How could this happen
In our home away from home
It was always such a happy place
The things that we saw
The sounds that we heard
We did not know what to do
Then we heard the news
Our worst fears had come true
Then the tears started rolling down our face
Tonight we’re praying for Blacksurg
Lord we need a helping hand
Put your arms around us
Help us understand
Tonight we’re praying for Blacksburg
Lord lift us up
Help us stand again
Get us through all this grief and pain
We will fly our flag
The orange and maroon
To let the world know we’re still here
We need to smile again
Together with our friends
Talk about the good times we’ve had
We will carry on
We’re Hokies right or wrong
And we’ll walk around this campus without fear
Tonight we’re praying for Blacksburg
Lord we need a helping hand
Put your arms around us
Help us understand
Tonight we’re praying for Blacksburg
Tonight we’re all praying for Blacksburg