ABRAHAM'S STORY (Verse 1) Born in winter's dying breath, December twenty-seven Eighteen hundred ninety-five, a gift sent down from heaven Fredericksburgh was his birthplace, Upper Canada's land John and Mary's firstborn son, the eldest of their clan (Verse 2) When the war drums started beating in eighteen-twelve Young Abraham took his musket from the shelf Three years he served the Lennox Corps with courage and with pride Fighting for his homeland on the Canadian side (Chorus) Abraham Kemp, pioneer strong Through the years, he carried on From the battlefield to the fertile ground A legacy that still resounds Abraham Kemp, our ancestor true We sing this song in honor of you (Verse 3) Sarah Fletcher caught his eye in eighteen-eighteen The prettiest bride that Prince Edward had seen Eleven children blessed their home through joy and tears Building up the family through those precious years (Chorus) Abraham Kemp, pioneer strong Through the years, he carried on From the battlefield to the fertile ground A legacy that still resounds Abraham Kemp, our ancestor true We sing this song in honor of you (Verse 4) From Prince Edward to Hastings, then Norfolk County bound Following opportunity wherever it was found Eighty-five years on this earth, he watched his country grow From wilderness to nation, through the highs and through the lows (Bridge) The family Bible tells the tale Of births and deaths through storm and gale Each page a memory, each name a prayer Abraham's love is written there Through the centuries his spirit lives In every gift his bloodline gives The pioneer's heart beats strong and true In me, in them, in all of you (Chorus) Abraham Kemp, pioneer strong Through the years, he carried on From the battlefield to the fertile ground A legacy that still resounds Abraham Kemp, our ancestor true We sing this song in honor of you (Outro) So raise a glass to Abraham Who showed us how to make a stand His story lives, his memory's bright A beacon in our family's light Abraham Kemp... Abraham Kemp We remember you
