A Guiding Star: Tribute to our Hero Dr. John Garang de Mabior
By David Mayen Ayarbior, Kampala- August 2, 2005
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Guiding Star
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We shall raise our heads up and cry
We shall shed tears till they dry
The Spirit of Garang shall never die
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Thou art our Martyr who art in heaven
Never God but savior thou has become
Thou art our hopes and angry souls
Thy spirit shall guide us to Kush
Oh…. god-awful, art thou dead!?
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Thy spirit shall ever live
Thy words forever echo all over Imatong
Thy hopes and dreams are now our own
And thou art our bright guiding star
That shall hang on our skies
Reminiscent of old times and glory days
Once upon a time thou lived with us
Oh son of Kush, art thou no more?
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Thy noble soul has paved our way
Out of slavery hand in hand
We shall stand united lest we fall
Your children our children
Shall giggle and go to school
Thou has done on earth they deeds
In full measure
We ask no more
Of you and your offspring to come
Glory shall be they name
Hero, man of God
Lion of Kush, son of man
Son of wo-man, son of rain
Our father
Thou art on earth
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We shall mourn walking across
The dark valleys of Kush
And the shadow of thy death
Shall never turn into our fear
And the shadow of thy death
Shall never shake our souls
And the shadow of thy death
Shall ever shelter our dreams
And the shadow of thy death
Shall ever guard our hopes
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Thy spirit shall never rest
It forever roams over our payams
Watching over our naps and slumber
Our clunks and burning huts
Oh son of Kush, thou art ever more
Thy spirit shall ever live
Thy spirit shall ever live
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