Matagal ko nang hinahanap itong piece na ito.. Ginawa namin ito ni Dren actually nawawala yung part ni Frances kaya kulang yung nasa gitnang part pero anyway.. natuwa ako nung nakita ko siya unexpectedly.. 😀
Long before stars and moon and man
The story of the church in the Philippines begun
In the premortal world of truth and light
Every had a purpose, each had a goal in sight
One misty morning in the shores of Mactan
A fleet of ships led by the Spanish Magellan
Dropped their anchors and walked upon the sand
And cast their eyes upon our Motherland
Bringing with them their culture and faith
Their wealth and their gold from long ago
But these would spur such anger and hate
Among forefathers, but they didn’t know
Thus with the Spaniards came Christianity
The belief in God and his love for humanity
And for three hundred years we were in captivity
Until another conqueror will set us free
It was during this time in the United States
A new momentum had took place
The people were changing and so was their faith
And the young Joseph Smith sought the truth in God’s face
And from this thirst our church was restored
In its due time and by the will of the Lord
To gather the saints in all the world
And let them know the joy in God’s word
And as the work of our dear Lord
To proclaim the gospel to all the world
He had sent his servant Paul H Rose
To preside to something good and bold
And it was thirty-eight years ago
Twenty-second of August as foretold
The Philippine Mission was organized
And we are the heirs of this great prize
To continue the work of perfecting the saints
He organized the Manila Philippine Stake
And President Ezra Taft Benson called
Augusto Lim to preside the precious gold
Who would forget that great day
When his prophet spoke of thing that may
‘Twas August 1975
The first Philippine Area Conference, the saints arrive
And as we watch our dear friends
Enter the MTC and their boyhood end
We often wonder how we’re blessed
To have this place with Christ as head
And the thought came to our mind
That those who see were once blind
Seventeen years before this time
Those boys became men sublime
And a year had passed since then
Because of God’s faithful men
His house was built upon this place
And continues to bless this great race
It is where we redeem the dead
Sealing held and worthy couples wed
Yes it was the temple blessed
Where the Spirit of the Lord dwelt
Now the Lord has prepared the way
Before we came upon this ear6h
That will rejoice this great day
The coast is clear before our birth
June 6 1992
Augusto Lim was called
And became a General authority
In the Second Quorum of the Seventy
It is the same Holy man
In September first 1996
When he became the president
Of the House of the Lord, the temple dear
And don’t forget when this good old stake
Was organized one year since then
As Arnold Roda as president
Now we’re here, full of strength.
Thus we se our history
Fulfilled the hope of things to be
And each soul has played a part
In helping souls change their hearts
‘Twas our Heavenly Father’s Great Plan
“To bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.”
Behind the Metaphors 