Jimmy Carter; The Measure of This Man

[Verse 1] The measure of this man was his service His humble service (service) His daily service (service) The measure of this man was his service His humble service (service) His daily service (service) [Chorus] Nail by nail and board by board He built houses with the poor And the measure of this man was his humble service (service) His daily service (service) [Verse 2] The measure of this man were his actions His loving actions (action) His daily actions (action) Vote by vote in bitter fights He built voices, he guarded rights And the measure of this man were his actions His daily actions (action) Oh yes, he was married to Roslyn for seventy-seven years. and yes, he commanded a nuclear submarine, oh and yes he was president of the United States. [Verse 3] But the measure of this man was his humble service His humble service (service) His daily service (service) The measure of this man was his service His humble service (service) His daily service (service) [Chorus] Nail by nail and board by board He built houses with the poor And the measure of this man was his humble service (service) His daily service (service) [Verse 4] The measure of us all will be our service Our humble service (service) Our daily service (service) The measure of us all will be our service Our legacy, our inner ember (our lasting ember) That is what people will remember (our burning ember) Oh yes, Jimmy Carter helped build four thousand, three hundred and ninety homes through Habitat for Humanity, and yes, he was a Nobel Peace Prize winner, oh and yes, he left a legacy of peace and environmental action. [Chorus] Nail by nail and board by board He built houses with the poor And the measure of this man was his humble service (service) His daily service (service)