Disarm our hearts Oh Mighty God
And impress it upon us
That we cannot shake hands
With clenched fists
Disarm our hearts,wonderful Counsellor And teach us
That we cannot get a rose
Through planting a noxious weed
Disarm our hearts King of Kings
And make us recognize
That war begins in the human heart
Disarm our hearts Lord of Lords And show us
That violence is a descending spiral
Begetting what it seeks to destroy
And destroying what it claims to defend
Disarm our hearts Son of God
And enable us appreciate
With Martin Luther King Jr.
That darkness cannot drive away darkness
Juat as hate cannot drive away hate
That returning violence Multiplies violence
Adding deeper darkness
To a night already devoid of stars
Disarm our hearts Compassionate Lord
And make us comprehend
The words of John Paul II
That violence is a lie
For it goes against the truth of humanity
That violence is a crime
For it delays the day of justice
Disarm our hearts Oh Prince of Peace And make us see
Those words of the sage
Etched in gold and raised on the poler of the globe
That the choice before humanity today
Is between non-violence and non-existence
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