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Hero's Lost Heavens Gain ( In memory of the firefighters)


My heart is full of sorrow
for all the firemen
who came together to fight a fire
and never returned home again

I pray for all the families
and to the community
who lost a hero in a blaze
to help the likes of you and me

A child has lost their daddy
a parent has lost their son
a wife has lost her husband
but their memory will live on

Now I truly understand
the greatest gift one can give
is to lay their life upon the line
so that someone else might live

So when you see a firefighter
be sure to shake their hand
and thank them for their courage
there's few braver in the land

And when you go to bed tonight
say a prayer to God above
for the local firefighter
they may save the one's you love

©David Ritter 2013

In Memory of the 19 Prescott Arizona firefighters who lost their life helping the likes of me and you.

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