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Rhythm 9.8 Melody 9.9 Instruments 9.7 Lyrics 9.8 Vocal 9.9 This song has been reviewed 20 times. Overall score for this song, 9.8.
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| Song details | |
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| Title | Letters from War |
| Artist | Mark Schultz |
| Album | Stories & Songs [2003],  Track 4  |
| Genre | Christian, Gospel, Pop |
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She walked to the mailbox
On that bright summer's day Found a letter from her son In a war, far away He spoke of the weather And the friends that he'd made Said, "I'd been thinking 'bout Dad And the life that he had That's why I'm here today" Then at the end he said "You are what I'm fighting for" It was the first of his letters from war [chorus] She started writing You're good and you're brave What a father that you'll be someday Make it home, make it safe She wrote every night as she prayed And late in December A day she'll not forget Oh, her tears stained the paper With every word that she read It said, "I was up on a hill I was out there alone When the shots all rang out And bombs were exploding And that's when I saw him He came back for me And Though he was captured A man set me free And That man was your son He asked me to write to you I told him I would, oh I swore" It was the last of the letters from war And she prayed he was living Kept on believing and wrote every night just to say You are good and you're brave What a father that you'll be someday Make it home, make it safe So, she kept writing each day Then two years later Autumn leaves all around A car pulled in the driveway And she fell to the ground And out stepped a captain Where her boy used to stand He said, "Mom, I'm following orders From all of your letters And I've come home again" He ran in to hold her, And dropped all his bags on the floor Holding all of her letters from war Make it home Make it home Make it home  submitted by Kristi corrected by ftpolk on 30-03-2007 |
Send "Letters from War" ringtone to your cell| 24 comments |
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 27-01-2008 06:55 fearinabottle | |
 540 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal some dick head told me that wrote this song... he played it for me... and i knew he was too good to be true... |
| 12-07-2006 14:40 FtPolk | |
2 posts | This is a transcript from Mark Schultz psa message to Soldiers:
<BR>Hey, I'm Mark Schultz. I wrote "Letters from War" because my great grandmother had three sons in World War II. She kept a diary, and I got a read through it... and read all the letters she wrote to them, and all the letters they wrote back to her. <BR> <BR>That's what he wrote it about. <BR>To read more visit: http://www |
| 23-11-2005 04:28 mistletoe_kiss | |
6 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal an amazing song with a powerful story. i love it. my brother introduced me to this song; i'm so glad that he did. Proverbs 23:18 - "There is surely a future hope for you, and your hope will not be cut off." |
| 09-10-2005 00:53 USMCCaptain1 | |
1 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This Song Was based Upon My mother and My Life, Mark Shultz is a very close friend to my family, My Father died in War which inspired me to become a Captain. -David |
| 31-05-2005 01:44 JesusFreak87 | |
1 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal When I heard this song, it made me think of a very close friend who is going to be going off in October. That's one reason why this song made me cry. Boy, am I gonna miss him!  |
| 14-05-2005 01:14 bluej1513 | |
2 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I love this song!!!!!! it makes me cry everytime i listen to it !but it bring a great mesage saying that God is always watching over us and the people at war  !! |
| 04-05-2005 16:15 bmcgee | |
9 posts | I think that it was a promotion. The fact that a Captain is standing before her but it is the boy that left years ago. He came home because he was "following orders" from his mother. She always wrote to him "Make it home, Make it safe" and that was what he did. |
| 05-03-2005 23:29 alic33 | |
4 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I love this song...... a showchoir is doing it for their song and that was the first time i had heard it. What exactly do they mean by he cam home "as a captain." Did he die?  |
| 20-01-2005 21:31 bmcgee | |
9 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I really enjoy listening to this song. I like songs that tell a story and Mark's song tells one that touches us all at this difficult time in our history. |
| 16-12-2004 23:31 lavacaclown04 | |
1 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal letters from war is a great song i am glad this song is out because it makes me think of the people over seas and i pray for them when i hear this song!!!!i love you mark keep it up mark... i want to go on tour with you some time.... |
| 27-11-2004 18:50 matt92890 | |
113 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This is one of the best songs I've heard on the radio since Shine (Newsboys). I love this song and all the lyrics to it. It is really emotional if you really let the lyrics sink in. Yeah, Mark Schultz! |
| 05-11-2004 15:57 chief_2 | |
18 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Yeah this song is a great song. the message portrayed in the song are amoung the best I've seen and heard. It really makes you think that we are all heroes to someone. We just have to know where to look.  |
| 22-10-2004 19:20 deedeetaylor04 | |
2 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal hey, this song has ment so much to me since september 1st of this year that is the day my wife went to war in iraq but even though she is half way around the world, this song reminds me that gods protective hand and love is with her and that he will bring her back to me and our three small children  |
| 18-10-2004 03:40 alien48416 | |
19 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I dunno if its true but my friend said he went to the concert, and the story is talking about Mark Schultz's dad. It makes the story so much better.. But I don't know if its actually true... |
| 08-10-2004 02:50 guitarist4jesus | |
4 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal I saw and heard this song for the first time @ Celebrate Freedom and I cried its such and AWESOME song! I love it! |
| 26-09-2004 15:58 marinesis30173 | |
1 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal The first time i saw the music video i cried because my brother could go to war and i just started crying it is just a very beautiful song!!!!!!!!! |
| 19-09-2004 20:53 AleshiaH | |
1 posts |
I LOVE this song. Although some of the lyrics to Letters from War is incorrect. |
| 02-09-2004 10:49 Jessmyster | |
1 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal This song is so good. I cry every time I listen to it because my brother is in Iraq right now fighting and i fear that he will be capture but this song gives me hope and that God will be looking down on him |
| 30-08-2004 19:38 jesuslives890 | |
23 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this song makes me cry. its such a good song. mark shultz rocks |
| 16-08-2004 04:40 Angel67 | |
1 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal DITTO on all the sentiments expressed above regarding this song. I loved the song the first time I heard it, but felt uneasy b/c I couldn't make out if "the son" was killed at war. THANK YOU for writing out the lyrics!!! I can now appreciate the ending of the song and know that in the song, the son comes home "as a Captain." ;-) |
| 03-08-2004 05:55 kalsonberry | |
 16,785 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal this is probably one of the beautiful songs i've ever heaerd |
| 15-07-2004 19:09 christain | |
120 posts | Letters from war is such a beautiful song I love it I recommend everyone to listen to it, it may take a while to sink in but u will get it!
Jen john 3:16 |
| 04-07-2004 20:29 mamasboy | |
1,369 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal Yeah, it's pretty emotional. |
| 28-06-2004 14:17 ton_hon | |
10 posts | rhythm melody instruments lyrics vocal at first the song didn't really get to me. but after i decided to look deeper into the song, it got to me ever since. |