For the heal­ing of the na­tions,
Lord, we pray with one ac­cord,
For a just and eq­ual shar­ing
Of the things that earth af­fords.
To a life of love in act­ion
Help us rise and pledge our word.

Lead us for­ward into free­dom;
From des­pair your world re­lease,
That, re­deemed from war and hat­red,
All may come and go in peace.
Show us how through care and good­ness
Fear will die and hope in­crease.

All that kills abun­dant liv­ing,
Let it from the earth be banned:
Pride of sta­tus, race, or school­ing,
Dogmas that ob­scure your plan.
In our com­mon quest for jus­tice
May we hal­low life’s brief span.

You, Cre­at­or God, have writ­ten
Your great name on hu­man­kind.
For our grow­ing in your like­ness,
Bring the life of Christ to mind;
That by our re­sponse and ser­vice
Earth its des­ti­ny may find.