The waters where they lay
And the children sleeping in warm beds
All the children of God sleeping
And goodwill to all people
May they stop hurting one another
May they share together and make food together
May they find peace after sorrows
May peace fill the waters where they lay
And cloak the earth in moonlight
The birds that scatter on the ground
And the dead that lay sleeping in the earth
The ones who tried so hard they died
And the ones in fear of dying
The pain of those who haven't enough
And being lost on the road
Nowhere to go, nothing to lose
They gasp and give up their spirits
There's hope here persistently nuzzling
There's life under the straw
In living we get our final revenge
On that which would destroy
To sing the songs of those that live
And mourn with those that died
The earth is its own paradise
To feel one with one's planet
Together they cry into the night
The cries of those who struggle on
And If they come again this world
Will surely endure it
Long highways are stretching down the way
And time marches on
I have something I can call my own
There is happiness in that
They're enemies of one another
In Jesus' Name,
Amen