1 50 2 https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/215ca5431198a60f9e06c21da22d8de9.pdf e3f1cb1231f4f908fcb7697588a29e4f PDF Text Text © 2007 By, Alison I. Meyers for AM Ready Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. "Pray for the Children" Written by Alison Meyers As recorded by, "Illusions of ME" Early one spring, in a Virginia town Shots rang out on the campus grounds Misguided youth with a firearms Took out his aggressions with bodily harm In the morning light you could hear them shout Run for cover or you won't make it out The students all ran for their lives At the horror unfolding before their eyes Pray for the children As they lie (Let's Pray) Pray for the ones That lost their lives (Let's Pray) Pray for the children Taken before their time (Let's Pray) Pray for the ones For whom a nation now cries. He went through the dorms Shot them one by one Then he reloaded Before he moved on Across the quad And down to the hall Opened the classroom doors And bodies began to fall (Pray) Pray for the children As they lie (Let's Pray) Pray for the ones That lost their lives —Page 2— © 2007 By, Alison I. Meyers for AM Ready Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. (Let's Pray) Pray for the children Taken before their time (Let's Pray) Pray for the ones For whom a nation wonders why And in the end When silence fills the air 33 Bodies lay in blood Oh, the life that was taken there (Pray) And Pray for the children As they lie (Let's Pray) Pray for the faculty That helped them to survive (Let's Pray) Pray for our country Whose history changed today (Let's Pray) And pray for the Children Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries (MS2008-020) Description An account of the resource The Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries consists mainly of condolence items received by the university following the events of April 16, 2007. The bulk of materials were received in the first few months following April 16, 2007. This digital collection is a subset of the full <a href="https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/11385" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April 16, 2007 Condolence Archives</a> digital collection located on VTechWorks. 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Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre text. Transcript A verbatim typewritten copy of the textual contents of a document. © 2007 By, Alison I. Meyers for AM Ready Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. "Pray for the Children" Written by Alison Meyers As recorded by, "Illusions of ME" Early one spring, in a Virginia town Shots rang out on the campus grounds Misguided youth with a firearms Took out his aggressions with bodily harm In the morning light you could hear them shout Run for cover or you won't make it out The students all ran for their lives At the horror unfolding before their eyes Pray for the children As they lie (Let's Pray) Pray for the ones That lost their lives (Let's Pray) Pray for the children Taken before their time (Let's Pray) Pray for the ones For whom a nation now cries. He went through the dorms Shot them one by one Then he reloaded Before he moved on Across the quad And down to the hall Opened the classroom doors And bodies began to fall (Pray) Pray for the children As they lie (Let's Pray) Pray for the ones That lost their lives —Page 2— © 2007 By, Alison I. Meyers for AM Ready Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. (Let's Pray) Pray for the children Taken before their time (Let's Pray) Pray for the ones For whom a nation wonders why And in the end When silence fills the air 33 Bodies lay in blood Oh, the life that was taken there (Pray) And Pray for the children As they lie (Let's Pray) Pray for the faculty That helped them to survive (Let's Pray) Pray for our country Whose history changed today (Let's Pray) And pray for the Children Viewer Select which type of viewer is needed for the files PDF Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2008-020_B282_F29_2007a Title A name given to the resource Lyrics, "Pray for the Children", Illusions of ME, 2007 (Ms2008-020) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007 Type The nature or genre of the resource Songs Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Ms2008-020, Box 282, Folder 29 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Illusions of Me Subject The topic of the resource April 16, 2007 shootings Blacksburg (Va.) Local/Regional History and Appalachian South Montgomery County (Va.) 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Meyers and performed by Illusions of ME in response to the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech. archived https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/dcade102963813b5ad6f0a592092b897.wav f28cd115f4326718ebbd2fe8e737e052 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries (MS2008-020) Description An account of the resource The Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries consists mainly of condolence items received by the university following the events of April 16, 2007. The bulk of materials were received in the first few months following April 16, 2007. This digital collection is a subset of the full <a href="https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/11385" target="_blank" rel="noopener">April 16, 2007 Condolence Archives</a> digital collection located on VTechWorks. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00656.xml" target="_blank" rel="noopener">See the finding aid for the Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries.</a> Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007-2010 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Special Collections and University Archives (SCUA) does not own copyright to all materials in the Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries. If the department has the copyright, permission to publish materials must be obtained from Special Collectionsand University Archives, Virginia Tech. Permission to publish materials not owned by the department must come from the copyright holder. Please contact SCUA (<a href="mailto:specref@vt.edu">specref@vt.edu</a>) with copyright questions and concerns. Access Rights Information about who can access the resource or an indication of its security status. Access Rights may include information regarding access or restrictions based on privacy, security, or other policies. Collection is open for research. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2008-020 Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries, Ms2008-020, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Sound A resource whose content is primarily intended to be rendered as audio. Transcription Any written text transcribed from a sound. Early one spring, in a Virginia town Shots rang out on the campus grounds Misguided youth with a firearms Took out his aggressions with bodily harm In the morning light you could hear them shout Run for cover or you won't make it out The students all ran for their lives At the horror unfolding before their eyes Pray for the children As they lie (Let's Pray) Pray for the ones That lost their lives (Let's Pray) Pray for the children Taken before their time (Let's Pray) Pray for the ones For whom a nation now cries. He went through the dorms Shot them one by one Then he reloaded Before he moved on Across the quad And down to the hall Opened the classroom doors And bodies began to fall (Pray) Pray for the children As they lie (Let's Pray) Pray for the ones That lost their lives —Page 2— © 2007 By, Alison I. Meyers for AM Ready Entertainment. All Rights Reserved. (Let's Pray) Pray for the children Taken before their time (Let's Pray) Pray for the ones For whom a nation wonders why And in the end When silence fills the air 33 Bodies lay in blood Oh, the life that was taken there (Pray) And Pray for the children As they lie (Let's Pray) Pray for the faculty That helped them to survive (Let's Pray) Pray for our country Whose history changed today (Let's Pray) And pray for the Children Original Format If the image is of an object, state the type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data audio/wav Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 00:03:21 Bit Rate/Frequency Rate at which bits are transferred (i.e. 96 kbit/s would be FM quality audio) 1411.2 kbps Viewer Select which type of viewer is needed for the files AV Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Ms2008-020_B282_F29_2007 Title A name given to the resource Song, "Pray for the Children", Illusions of ME, 2007 (Ms2008-020) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2007 Type The nature or genre of the resource Songs Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Ms2008-020, Box 282, Folder 29 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Illusions of ME Subject The topic of the resource April 16, 2007 shootings Blacksburg (Va.) Local/Regional History and Appalachian South Montgomery County (Va.) University Archives University History Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived <a href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/lib.vt.edu/repositories/2/resources/2341.oai_ead.xml" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">See the finding aid for the Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries</a> Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright 2007 by, Alison I. Meyers for AM Ready Entertainment. Used with permission. <a target="_blank" href="https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/">https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC/1.0/</a> Bibliographic Citation A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible. Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries, Ms2008-020, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va. Language A language of the resource English Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource audio/wav Rights Holder A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource. Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Description An account of the resource Song written by Alison I. Meyers and performed by Illusions of ME in response to the April 16, 2007 shootings at Virginia Tech. archived