Scripture Verse

He shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. Isaiah 2:4

Introduction

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Zona Gale (1874–1938)

Words: Zo­na Gale (1874–1938).

Music: Vom Him­mel hoch Geist­liche Lied­er, by Val­en­tin Schu­mann (Leip­zig, Ger­ma­ny: 1539). Har­mo­ny by Jo­hann S. Bach (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Johann Bach (1685–1750)

Come, child­ren of to­mor­row, come!
New glo­ry dawns up­on the world;
The war­ring ban­ners must be furled,
The earth be­come our com­mon home.

From plain and field and town there sound
The stir­ring ru­mors of the day;
Old wrongs and bur­dens must make way
For all to tread the com­mon ground.

Divided we have long with­stood
The love that is our com­mon speech.
The com­rade cry of each to each
Is call­ing us to hu­man­hood.