PEACE
“Soul of the peoples, many names, one God, Give man the grace to find a firm abode, Not in the gunfire of material fight, Not ii the screech of competition’s night, Not in the public show that mocks renozvn, Not in power's seat that volts the sitter dead, Not in expansion that wrecks field and tozvn, Not in the science that mows nations dozen, But in man's dread. The zvord of Love, whereon we daily feed, Receive we this as children, and partake Of the imagination that can make The ■mind her joy contain besides her eager need. If wars must be, Soul, let them be zvithin, Since, conflict, gone, all earthly life must cease. Side Thou zvith fear against the pride of sin, And wean the world by patience unto peace. E. H. W. Meyerstein, in The Times” Literary Supplement.
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Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 196, 16 May 1936, Page 20
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142PEACE Dominion, Volume 29, Issue 196, 16 May 1936, Page 20
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