Brother, My Brother - "The Civil War" - Frank Wildhorn

This beautiful and poignant song is about America's Civil War -- but it can be about any war -- they are all so tragic and heartbreaking. The song is called: "Brother, My Brother" and it is by Frank Wildhorn


"Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.

Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so dedicated, can long endure. We are met on a great battle-field of that war. We have come to dedicate a portion of that field, as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.

But, in a larger sense, we can not dedicate -- we can not consecrate -- we can not hallow -- this ground. The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here, have consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or detract. The world will little note, nor long remember what we say here, but it can never forget what they did here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us -- that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth". - Abraham Lincoln

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Music

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• Broadway
• World
• Music
• Civil
• War
• folk
• Frank
• Wildhorn
• Brother
• My

[lochran5]

I am the singer on this and it still breaks my heart.....

[Sunsong23]

Words are limited but I want to thank you for sharing your voice and talents with us! I weep when I listen to you sing this song.

Your voice is incredible. And the emotion and heart you put into moves me. Thank you! and thanks for writing!

[muzicanoz]

Beautiful song, beautiful arrangement, beautiful singing. It's a lovely video. Thank you.

[thesjwshesaid]

I love sing this in choir!

[Denniswindsor]

@Sunsong23 You're welcome.

[Denniswindsor]

@dx103x Oh Jesus! Shut up!

[jefchernbud]

Airman you are wrong slavery is wrong this may be a well made song and a great one because it is but that isn't right to leave a comment like that.

[thehulk372]

this is a wonderful song that makes me tear up every time. I love the pictures with it

[DragonArcadia]

Okay, typically, I'm open to other people's opinions and do respect them even if I disagree. This is not one of those times. To the person who disliked this, you obviously don't like peaceful things. Why don't you go hang out in an active battlefield? That seems very fitting for you.

[RasputinKingOfHell]

@04061969Airman What the hell is wrong with you?