Preserved For A Great Purpose

I didn't fancy being a Singaporean too.

But today, I cherish my birthplace more than ever.

It has been chosen even before it was found.

No quake could shake and crumble it.
The fiercest waters never entered it.
The villian's armies could hardly disturb it.

Stamford Raffles saw the vision
He drew every detail
His companions witnessed his passion and faith
For this country he was divinely led to
He believed it to be the centre of commerce and trade;
A prime worldwide market place
Where great men and women gather
He must have known that there was something greater
But his mind could neither fathom nor conceive
What was to come
He gave his best
And gave space for the higher thoughts and ways
To unfold

An army is rising
The king's office is building
A bathing pool is filling up

How awesome is this place.
The gate of heaven.