168 "Give us a little while!" his son agreed, and disappeared. A couple of hours later he returned with a slip of paper, handing it to his father. "This is the best we can do right now," he apologized. His father read it.....
169 "Now, have you heard the story? Every word is true, Have you heard the story? I'll tell it now to you, 'Bout that tree, standing by the water, That Tree would not be moved.
170 Now, they put steel against it, Not one limb would it yield, They put steel against it, not one limb would it yield. Like that tree, standing by the water, I will never yield
171 Now, they put Thunder against it, Not one twig could they move, They put Thunder against it, not one twig could they move, Like that Tree standing by the water, I will not be moved!
172 Now, they put fire against it, Not one leaf could they burn, They put fire against it, Not one leaf could they burn, Like that tree standing by the water, I will never burn!
173 Do you hear me Oneness? I will not be moved! Do you hear me, Oneness? I will not be moved, Like that Tree standing by the water, I will not be moved!"
174 "Perfect!" cried Gray Boar, "Perfect!" he turned to a signalman. "I want this sent to every unit. Just before dawn I want every man and woman on the lines to start singing it. Use every loud speaker we've got. Broadcast it over every frequency that the enemy might be listening to. Don't stop until the enemy attacks." The man hurried off to fulfill his strange orders.
175 The next morning as the enemy units moved out to get in position, the sound of music and singing floated over the air to them. "They're making their magic," whispered the soldiers of The Oneness, "They're calling Their Lords!"

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