I Have a Dream
Lyrics adapted by Bob Silberg from a speech by
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the words of Barack Obama
Music by Barbara Klaskin Silberg
(Sung)
I have a dream
(Spoken)
…that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: “We hold these
truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal.”
(Sung)
I have a dream
(Spoken)
…that one day the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down
together at the table of brotherhood.
(Sung)
I have a dream
(Spoken)
…that children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but
by the content of their character.
(Sung)
I have a dream today.
This will be the day when all of the children
Will be able to sing with new meaning,
“from every mountainside, let freedom ring.”
And when this happens,
When we allow freedom to ring
I have a dream
(Spoken)
from every village
(Sung)
I have a dream
(Spoken)
and every hamlet,
(Sung)
I have a dream
(Spoken)
from every state and every city,
(Sung)
we will speed up that day
when all of the children
will join hands and sing
“Free at last! Free at last!
Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!”
This is our moment.
This is our time.
Choosing home over fear, at last we can say:
I have a dream
I have a dream
A dream coming true today.