Peace

Peace, peace, peace!

Let there be peace; we want no war,

     We want no bloody strife;

Wherefore the need of shot and shell,

     Of gun and murderous knife?

Our strong forefathers harbored such

     The savage bold to stay;

Today the world is civilized –

     Away with arms, away,

And give us peace.

Peace, peace, peace!

The bells proclaim it in their tones,

The morning birds in song;

Across the wind-swept verdant fields

     The cry is borne along.

How sweet our lives, how fair the world

     Were strife ours nevermore.

Bear then this message o’er the land

And sea from shore to shore:

Peace, peace, peace!

Nov. 2, ‘07