America the Brave We’ve made the ocean crossing  Jon perished on the sea  Now all that’s left is Anna  The babe Pieter, and me  It was so hard to lose him  My husband that I loved  But I must now accept God’s Will  He took his soul above  Now only hours are left me  Before we leave this ship  Should soon see the horizon  Then dock along the slip  I’ve heard of Ellis Island  And a Lady with a Light  Who will guide our ship in  She glows throughout the night I’m so scared, just petrified  Afraid of what will be  Without my man beside me  My heart’s below the sea  Now there are cries and laughter  Excitement, they’ve seen land  As the ship approaches  I see the giant hand I feel the Lady beckon  Feel freedom in the air  She holds aloft her beacon  We are almost there  My baby smiles, my heart pounds  We’ve finally reached the shore  A land so rich in promises  We’ll stay forevermore  Perhaps my darling husband  Is looking from on high  Seeing this bright beacon  Reach to the endless sky I’ll find my strength, I’ll have to  To raise my babes alone  And pray God that He helps me Find peace in our new home  America the Beautiful  America the Brave  Here I will always cherish  The baby that He gave  Born on the ocean crossing  His Daddy held him close  Just before death took him  When the ocean waters rose  I must stop all this crying  Must look ahead and try  To make the most of this new life  Before it passes by  The Lady with the Lantern  Is such a wondrous sight  I will always think of her  In deepest darkest night  She has somehow calmed me  Brought solace to my soul  And made me see that life, not death  Must be my newfound goal I’ll meet Jon in Heaven  When my time is done  And tell him how I made a life  For his tiny baby son America, we’re here now  And we will face the day  With a smile Jon would be proud of  Even though he's gone away Poem by Alice C. Bateman Inspired by the Original Painting, Entitled Light From Above, by