Supreme Court Hallelujah

Intro

*(Clap your hands, church! Oh yes, testify!)*

Hallelujah for the justices, amen!

They laid down the law, from the highest bench,

Praise the Constitution, let freedom ring!

*(Amen, amen!)*

Chorus

Oh, Supreme Court, hallelujah!

Rulin' on the rights, makin' justice true!

From Marbury to now, they set us free,

Praise the Lord for liberty!

*(Hallelujah! Amen! Hallelujah! Amen!)*

Supreme Court, stand tall and strong,

Defendin' our freedoms all day long!

*(Oh yes! Testify!)*

Verse

First up, Marbury v. Madison, 1803,

John Marshall said, "We check the other two!"

Judicial review, the power to say no,

To laws that ain't right, let the truth flow!

McCulloch v. Maryland, 1819 call,

Bank of the U.S., state's tax won't stand tall,

Necessary and proper, federal might,

Union supreme, we shout with delight!

United States v. Lopez, '95 fight,

Gun-free school zones? Commerce too wide,

Congress can't reach everywhere they try,

States' rights hold firm, lift your hands high!

*(Praise God! Amen!)*

Chorus

Oh, Supreme Court, hallelujah!

Rulin' on the rights, makin' justice true!

From Marbury to now, they set us free,

Praise the Lord for liberty!

*(Hallelujah! Amen! Hallelujah! Amen!)*

Supreme Court, stand tall and strong,

Defendin' our freedoms all day long!

*(Oh yes! Testify! Clap-clap!)*

Verse

Baker v. Carr, 1962, one man one vote,

Tennessee lines redrawn, no more goat!

Reapportionment now courts can fix,

Fair districts callin', equality kicks!

Shaw v. Reno, '93 race-based lines,

Gerrymander snake, court draws the sign,

Compact and equal, not bizarre shapes,

Vote fair and square, escape the tapes!

Engel v. Vitale, prayer in school no more,

State can't compose what we pray for,

Establishment clause, church and state apart,

Freedom of worship, straight from the heart!

*(Sing it, church! Hallelujah!)*

Chorus

Oh, Supreme Court, hallelujah! *(Hallelujah!)*

Rulin' on the rights, makin' justice true! *(True!)*

From Marbury to now, they set us free,

Praise the Lord for liberty!

*(Hallelujah! Amen! Hallelujah! Amen! Amen!)*

Verse

Wisconsin v. Yoder, Amish kids stay home,

Free exercise wins, no high school roam,

Faith over state, after eighth grade free,

Religious rights protected, joyously!

New York Times v. U.S., Pentagon Papers fly,

Prior restraint no, press tell no lie,

Free speech prevails, truth can't be chained,

Publish the news, let it be proclaimed!

Tinker v. Des Moines, armbands black for peace,

School can't stomp speech unless disrupt the least,

Silent symbol safe, kids' rights hold dear,

Express yourself, without the fear!

*(Oh Lord, yes! Amen!)*

Bridge

*(Slow it down, feel the Spirit... build it up!)*

Schenck v. U.S., 1919 wartime shout,

Fire in theater? Clear and present doubt,