VISION OF PEACE
God send us peace! A peace that bears the certitude Of right That feels no shackles, is not trodden down; That leads not unto dariiness but to And wears in liberty* [life's noblest crown. . No peace in warring words which pierce and gall; Which stir the envious spirit of conceit, But amity and justice over all Of God's great gifts the fittest and most Draw near all peoples for the common good, Bind ye—Oh! Nations by God's purity That for the whole it will be underTo each that all will lend security. Thus may the world's peace yet come Planted in faith, the fruits-full liberty. Dream of the sages may it yet come That men in sense of brotherhood shall find The force of arms can never meet what's due, _..,,, . , , And turn to love, Christ's balm, to heal Through 'all the spirit of mankind there runs The principle which shapes for good "Whilst He who sits above the mighty Leans down, in love, to whisper "Peace be still." , By common confidence, in mutual trust Mankind may know the law which binds the whole; That Nations, Creeds, and Classes are as dust Till breathed upon by the uniting soul. In this firm faith our fruitless conflicts cease , . ... And bright the daystar shines which heralds peace. 1 VkWUWk
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Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 128, 1 June 1935, Page 17
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219VISION OF PEACE Evening Post, Volume CXIX, Issue 128, 1 June 1935, Page 17
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