I sat and patiently waited for you

I didn't have anything else to do

I clasped my hands and bowed my head

I closed my eyes, and then I said:

Dear Lord, I humbly come to you

And ask for you to see me through

I daily walk the valley of death

I don't know when I'll breathe my last breath

My life is always going wrong

But Lord, it's You who keeps me strong

You keep me safe, through You I'm blessed

I always try to do my best

I love you with all my heart

Because I know how great Thou art

You always know when I need You

You know when I am feeling blue

But Lord, forgive me if I kill

This battlefield is all too real

Please keep me safe until I'm done

And help us see this battle won

I finished praying and grabbed my gear

I had God with me, I had no fear

I saw you coming with your men

Even still, I knew we'd win

You said yourself this was a holy war

I still ask myself 'Wherefore?'

I marvel at how men can fight

Just to prove they're always right

This war was just, this I know

But from the start, I didn't want to go

The bullet came so close to me

The next day I didn't think I'd see

I started shooting, along with others

We were best friends, allies, and brothers

We had to protect our families at home

It was over so quickly, we were all alone.

I dropped to my knees and said a prayer

Thanking God we could be there

God was using us I feel

To search and find, to fight and kill

It wasn't murder, it wasn't wrong

God had this in his plan all along

We freed other people who were suppressed

We tried our hardest, we did our best

I wish you wouldn't have chosen to fight

I wish you had seen the Light

But now you're dead and gone to Hell

Your captives are free and doing well

They're glad youre gone, and so am I

I wish you didn't have to die

But God has forgiven me for killing you

So now I have something to do.

I'll tell the world about God and you

And how God kept me safe from you

And how He always keeps me strong

Forgiving me for doing wrong.