February 12, 2010 - Temasek Review
Written by Our Correspondent
Lighthouse Evangelism Pastor Rony Tan who was hauled up by ISD
for questioning on Monday over his remarks made about Buddhism and
Taoism during a church session, was a diehard PAP fan.
In 2008, he composed and sang a song entitled “The Singapore Song” dedicated solely
to the PAP:
“In deep gratitude to our protective and caring
government all these 43 years, The Singapore Song was written in
their honor. It is also specially dedicated to Mr & Mrs Lee
Kuan Yew.”
It is an irony that being a self-proclaimed “loyal”
Singapore citizen, Pastor Tan should be ignorant that our society
is built on secularism and social harmony.
Despite his public apology, many netizens remain
unsatisfied that he was let off by ISD with only a slap on his
wrist.
Pastor Tan should lead by example and relinquish all his
positions in Lighthouse Evangelism for he has lost all the moral
authority to lead.
The lyrics of the song are as below:
Oh I was born
on a cold and rainy morn
My mama cried as she
held me, frail and small
There was no hope in her eyes
as the enemies swept by
A colony left alone
to bleed and die
Oh it was hard
to endure pain and tyranny
Beneath the load how we
yearned to be free
Then came the day of liberty
when we took our destiny
To build a nation
of strong security
Singapore
I hear your call
All for one and one for all
I stand so tall
Now that I’ve finally survived
I pledge my heart and life
So in this homeland I vow
to live and die
Oh we were born
after the war peacefully
We’ve never known
great suffering and poverty
But we know our fathers’ sacrifice
And what they’ve left behind
A legacy we hold dear
in our lives
Singapore
We hear your call
All for one and one for all
We stand so tall
Now that we’ve finally survived
We pledge our hearts and lives
So in this homeland we vow
to live and die
