In the heat of the battle   To the head army there stepped a man   He said, ?I've been to the top of the liberty   And I've looked over the promised land?      He had no fear of death or evil   His skin was black and his name was King   He said I may not get there with you   But put your faith in God and let freedom ring      There was a tyrant strong and mighty   And he built his self a wall   He said, ?This wall's gonna stand forever   No power on Earth is gonna make it fall?      But then the winds of change they started blowing   Like a free bird on the wing   And then the wall fell down with a sound like thunder   Let the free bird fly and let freedom ring      (Let freedom ring)   Throughout the northland out across the frozen Tundra   To the land of the midnight sun and the Eskimo      (Let freedom ring)   From Albuquerque across the sea to Greece and Turkey   And from Halifax down south to Mexico      (Let freedom ring)   From Carolina round the world to Indochina   From Seattle to Mobile and Abilene      (Let freedom ring)   Let freedom ring   (Let freedom ring)   Let freedom ring   Let it ring, let it ring, let it ring      Innocent blood was shed for freedom   In a faraway place called Tiennemen Square   'Cause the heavy hand of cruel oppression   Is so much more than a man can bear      But you can't chain a man forever   And your guns they don't mean a thing   'Cause they'll rise again in the cause of justice   Give the power to the people and let freedom ring      (Let freedom ring)   From Minnesota across the plains to North Dakota   And from Kennebunkport out to Kalamazoo      (Let freedom ring)   From Rome to Reno and from Tokyo to Moscow   And from Barcelona, Spain to Kathmandu      (Let freedom ring)   From Madagascar and from Berlin to Alaska   And from Liverpool to Perth to Aberdeen      (Let freedom ring)   Let freedom ring   (Let freedom ring)   Let freedom ring   Let it ring, let it ring, let it ring      Let's give thanks to God our Father   The author of our liberty   Gave us this land to protect and cherish   It's the home of the brave and it's the land of the free      Oh America, we love you   Sweet land of hope of thee we sing   And with our life's blood we will protect you   Let the eagle fly and let freedom ring      Let freedom ring   Let freedom ring   Let freedom ring   Let it ring, let it ring   Let it ring, let it ring   Let freedom ring