Farewell to Pride (Kieran Halpin)

I have seen the darker side
I've watched the sunsets die
I've faced my devils one by one
And said farewell to pride

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Give me strength that I may fight
Give me sight to know what's right
Give me faith in all that I have learned and courage through the night
Give me courage through the night

I have sinned so many times
I witnessed many crimes
I turned my back on friends in need
And said farewell to pride

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I have seen the cruel at play
Heard the week for mercy pray
I bravely laughed and walked away
And said farewell to pride

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I have passed the sign "Beware"
I felt my soul despair
I walked on blindly, I never cared
I said farewell to pride

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Kieran has added the following footnote in his Songbook One
"My thanks to Werner Mantel,Burgermeister (Lord Mayor) of Ebelsbach for translating this song into German and getting his local Lutheran Church Choir to sing this and thereby changing it into a hymn. For years I've been trying to convince my mother that it's alright to be a musician,that it's a perfectly honourable and decent occupation.I had thought of telling her about this song being sung in a Lutheran church, but being a good Irish Catholic she would probably feel that I was now writing for the enemy"