When Moms were at
home
Dads were at work
Brothers went into the
army
And sisters got married BEFORE having children!
Crime did not pay
Hard
work did And people knew the difference
+
Moms could cook
Dads would work
Children
would behave
Husbands were loving
Wives were
supportive
And children were polite
Women wore the
jewelry
And Men wore the pants
Women looked like
ladies
Men looked like gentlemen
And children looked
decent
+
People loved the truth
And hated a lie
They came to church to get IN
Not to get OUT!
Hymns sounded Godly
Sermons sounded helpful
Rejoicing sounded normal
And crying sounded sincere
Cursing was wicked
Drinking was evil
And divorce
was unthinkable
+
The flag was honored
America was beautiful
And God was welcome!
We
read the Bible in public
Prayed in school
And
preached from house to house
To be called an American
was worth dying for To be called a Christian
was worth
living for
+
To be called a traitor was a
shame!
Sex was a personal word Homosexual was an
unheard of word
And abortion was an illegal word
Off color jokes were only told among dirty men
folk
+
Preachers preached because they had a
message And Christians rejoiced
because they had the
VICTORY! Preachers preached from the Bible Singers sang from
the heart And sinners turned to the Lord to be SAVED! A new
birth meant a new life Salvation meant a changed life
Following Christ led to eternal life Being a preacher meant
you proclaimed the word of God Being a deacon meant you
would serve the Lord Being a Christian
meant you would
live for Jesus And being a sinner meant someone
was
praying for you!
+
Laws were based on the
Bible
Homes read the Bible And churches taught the
Bible
Preachers were more interested in new converts
Than new clothes and new cars God was worshiped Christ was
exalted And the Holy Spirit was
respected Church was
where you found Christians on the Lord's Day Rather than in
the garden, on the creek bank, on the golf course, Or being
entertained somewhere
else.