[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 142 (Tuesday, October 21, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2023]
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  IN RECOGNITION OF 22 YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM CENTRAL MIDDLE SCHOOL IN 
                              COLUMBUS, IN

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                         HON. DAVID M. McINTOSH

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 21, 1997

  Mr. McINTOSH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 22 young 
musicians from Central Middle School in Columbus, IN, who will be 
performing this week at the Holocaust Museum in Washington as part of 
the school's annual tour of the Washington area.
  These young musicians, under the direction of Ms. Sue Hartin, will 
perform ``Inscription of Hope'' by D. Z. Randall Stroope. This song is 
based upon words inscribed on a cellar wall in Cologne, Germany, where 
Jews were hiding during the Second World War. According to Ms. Hartin, 
``The purpose of this performance is to give the students a deeper, 
more personal understanding of the reality of the Holocaust. This music 
gives a unique insight to simple historical facts.''
  The actual text of the piece reads:

       I believe in the sun even when it is not shining, and I 
     believe in love even when there's no one there. And I believe 
     in God even when he is silent. I believe through any trial, 
     there is always a way. But sometimes in this suff'ring and 
     hopeless despair, my heart cries for shelter, to know 
     someone's there. But a voice rises within me saying ``hold on 
     my child, I'll give you strength, I'll give you hope, just 
     stay a little while.'' I believe in the sun even when it is 
     not shining, And I believe in love even when there's no one 
     there. But I believe in God even when he is silent. I believe 
     through any trial, there is always a way. May there someday 
     be sunshine, may there someday be happiness, may there 
     someday be love, may there someday be peace.

  I am happy to congratulate these young students on their hard work 
and wish them the best of luck for their performance this week.

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