From Alameda Riddle

From Sing Out! Magazine (vol. 30 #2, 1984, p.62)

1. Dear heavenly Father, so deign to hear us
   And order this warfare to cease
   Oh grant, gracious, Lord, the ushering in
   Of the dawn of a world-wide peace.Chorus
   Peace, peace
   Sweet dove of peace let your white wings encircle our whole globe
   Oh God, how I prayed
   And I still hope each day
   For the dawn of a world-wide peace.
2. Grant that all nations may ground arms of war
   And make room in their hearts for peace
   Helping each other to heal and forgive
   That warfare and strife might cease.
3. Ending the slaughter, of bloodthirsty rulers
   Of our husbands, fathers, daughters and our sons
   Oh grant that sweet rivers of peace may soon flow
   Where the blood of our own now runs.
4. Turning their weapons of war into plowshares
   And sowing the battlefields in wheat
   Feeding the hungry of every nation
   And living at last in peace.