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THE WAY TO PEACE, by                    
First Line: Above all lands bright angel-wings are spread
Last Line: And angel-wings of peace enfold us all.
Subject(s): Peace


Above all lands bright angel-wings are spread;
The wings of messengers of God, who wait
Till human hearts are free from greed and hate.
Oh, cease the talk of war! Let us instead
Speak words of faith and brotherhood, and tread
In pleasant paths which end but through the gate
Of Heaven. They shall be blessed who dedicate
Their lives to following where Christ has led.
The way to Peace is simple. It is just
To open wide our hands; then swords must fall
Upon the ground, unheeded in the dust
Which shall enshroud them. Sweetly then the call
From man to man shall ring in common trust,
And angel-wings of Peace enfold us all.





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