Elmer's Brother

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2008/6/29

For Frodo

@ 12:14 PM (17 months, 1 day ago)

Hold your ground! Hold your ground! Sons of Gondor, of Rohan! My brothers! I see in your eyes the same fear that would take the heart of me! A day may come when the courage of men fails, when we forsake our friends and break all bonds of fellowship. But it is not this day. An hour of wolves and shattered shields, when the age of men comes crashing down. But it is not this day! This day we fight! By all that you hold dear on this good Earth. I bid you stand, Men of the West!


 Stand by Susan Ashton

With visible breath, I'm calling your name
With visible tracks, I'm finding my way
With a sorrowful heart, I honor this pain
And offer these tears to the rain

In a moment of truth at the top of the hill
I open my arms and let go of my will

And stand with my face to the wind
With the storm beating down on this sacred ground
If I stand for the grace that I've known
For what I believe
Then I won't stand alone
No I won't stand alone

There's a new pair of eyes to embrace all I see
A new peice of mind and it comes quietly
There's a joy in my heart that you've given to me
And I offer this soul's melody

So I beat on my chest till my song has been sung
And I cry like a wolf at the top of my lungs

And stand with my face to the wind
With the storm beating down on this sacred ground
If I stand for the grace that I've known
For what I believe
Then I won't stand alone
No I won't stand alone

When the thundering voices of doubt try to shake my faith, oh
I'll be listening from inside out and I won't be afraid to

Stand with my face to the wind
With the storm beating down on this sacred ground
If I stand for the grace that I've known
For what I believe
Then I won't stand alone
No I won't stand...I won't stand alone

Comment(s) »

  1. "And with that he lifted high his sword and flames ran down the blade. Gandalf did not move. And in that very moment, away behind in some courtyard of the City, a cock crowed. Shrill and clear he crowed, recking nothing of wizardry or war, welcoming only the morning that in the sky far above the shadows of death was coming with the dawn. And as if in answer there came from far away another note. Horns, horns, horns. In dark Mindolluin's sides they dimly echoed. Great horns of the North wildly blowing. Rohan had come at last."

    Comment by Papa Frank— 2008/06/29 @ 06:15 PM — (Reply)

  2. sigh.
    Susan Ashton is one of my favs.
    I watch LOTR alone...alas...I'm the only nerd in the house, apparently.
    good post, ElBro.

    Comment by Pinky— 2008/06/29 @ 06:39 PM — (Reply)

  3. I want to encourage my friends to fight.

    Comment by Elmers Brother— 2008/06/29 @ 06:43 PM — (Reply)

  4. YOU........SHALL NOT PASS!........*wham*.....I liked that scene with the balrog.....riff

    Comment by riffran— 2008/06/29 @ 07:49 PM — (Reply)

  5. ahh. Men.

    Have at it.
    I'll stand over here and watch, wishing I were Arwen...simply in love with Aragorn....

    Comment by Pinky— 2008/06/30 @ 04:30 AM — (Reply)

  6. What was it about tham damn scratch on Liv Tylers face, that made her so danged hot....lol....Ive read the books and seen the movies....many times, can't wait for the next remake of the Hobbit....heard they got the guy who played Mr. Tomness in the Narnia movie for the part.....Im sur he will do a good job with it but I won't faun over it.....rofl....get FAUN??....lol....never mind.....riff

    Comment by riffran— 2008/06/30 @ 04:40 AM — (Reply)

  7. Hey pinky you take Viggo, and Ill take the cutie who played Rosie...or Liv for that matter.....lol...riff

    Comment by riffran— 2008/06/30 @ 04:41 AM — (Reply)

  8. NO Pinky you can't sit on the sidelines...that's the point...you too must fight!

    Comment by Elmers Brother— 2008/06/30 @ 05:31 AM — (Reply)

  9. A rousing speech! :grin:

    Comment by Brooke— 2008/06/30 @ 07:43 AM — (Reply)

  10. Sword in hand, elven powers at the ready...she's on the battlefield!

    Comment by Pinky— 2008/06/30 @ 10:52 AM — (Reply)

  11. Let's go get 'em Pinky!

    Comment by Elmers Brother— 2008/06/30 @ 10:56 AM — (Reply)

  12. We've all got to 'go get 'em'...you're SO right.

    Great stuff...I've never heard of Ashton but sure do like that poem/lyric. Thanks..xxx

    Comment by z— 2008/06/30 @ 12:01 PM — (Reply)

  13. The men of the West have been holding their ground quite nicely. With Wilders and Steyn leading the way.

    Comment by kevin— 2008/06/30 @ 01:26 PM — (Reply)

  14. I know Kevin...what I'm concerned about is an ushering in of a malaise...of the sort that Jimmy Carter oversaw. High gas prices etc. I'm trying to encourage those who see the glass half empty to pick up their swords and to not give in to the negativity, the agitprop machinations of the mainstream media et al and the apocalyptic nonsense of conspiracy theorists. It's a call to arms. Overcome and adapt.

    Comment by Elmers Brother— 2008/06/30 @ 01:36 PM — (Reply)

  15. Strange as it is, I'm encouraged, optimistic even!
    (and that's unusual for me)
    My sword is at the ready, I'm poised and primed, and I'm never going to give up my faith in the good men and women of great nation.

    Comment by Pinky— 2008/06/30 @ 04:34 PM — (Reply)

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