It’s war in the Middle East that drew me to the image below
but there’s a tragic irony that the painting is done
in Ukraine’s colors…
O God, help us hope for peace
as war breaks out again…
Help s hope for reason’s triumph
over violence and bloodshed…
Help us hope for keen diplomacy
in place of strife and misery…
Help s hope that human decency
resolve our ancient grievances…
Help us hope for consultation,
mediation, intervention…
Help us hope for wisdom’s mystery
to soften hardened hearts…
Help us hope for joy to rise again
in souls weighed down by grief…
Help us hope for righteous order
to defeat the reign of chaos…
Help us hope we’ll find an end to war
in finding you among us…
Help us hope that one day, very soon,
we’ll pound our swords to ploughshares
and together reap and harvest,
the sweet victory of peace…
Help us hope for more when all seems lost
and put our trust in you, Lord,
you’re the source of all the peace we know,
your mercy paves the way…
Protect us, Lord, while we’re awake
and watch over us while we sleep
that awake, we might keep watch with you
and asleep, rest in your peace…
Bring us hope
Bring us love
Bring us peace
peace and joy from above
Bring us hope, bring us love
peace and joy from above
bring us hope, bring us hope, bring us hope
Bring us light, ake our darkness away
bring us light, turn our night into day
Bring us hope, bring us love
peace and joy from above
bring us hope, bring us hope, bring us hope
Hope to replace our hopelessness
love to refill our emptiness
peace in the midst of our distress
oh, how we need your joy
Bring us hope, bring us hope, bring us love
bring us peace from above
bring us hope, bring us love,
peace and joy from above
bring us hope, bring us hope, bring us hope
