ANTHEM FOR PEACE.
Sir,-It has~ been suggested to me that the enclosed words of a Thanksgiving Anthem might be of interest, if published to those who listened to the broadcast of the service from 3YA at 7 p.m, on June 3. WILL HUTCHENS (Christchurch), THANKSGIVING FOR PEACE, Words by Rev. D. O. Williams, M.A., D.Litt Music by Will Hutchens, Mus.B. RAISE God for Peace! Praise be to God, For Peace comes not by martial might alone Nor is sustained by compromise or gold. Peace is of God, Yea, God’s the Peace, And by His Mighty Power its joys untold. HANK God for Peace! Give Thanks to Godl The garnered store of happiness unseal, With lilt of song and laughter’s joyful peal Peace is of God. Yea, God’s the Peace, : His vision’s bright, its kindly ways reveal. PrAce has a price in blood and sorrow paid, On battlefields its sacrifice is made. It comes to us through grief of hearts bereaved, To charm our hearts, of anxipus fears relieved, Bless God for precious youthful lives laid down, For valorous deeds that won the victor’s crown, Peee of God’s Patience, Peace of man’s sacrifice, Take it and value its precious rewards. Let life stand devoted to keep, to preserve it, Let sacrifice eager support and sustain it, Peace is of God and in its upbuilding ae eee are needed, man’s labours and Ss. : GOD of Peace now from Thy Hand We take the gift in trust for every land, We lay aside the Jay of human fame, And give all praise and Glory to Thy Name. (Broadcast from Methodist Service by 3YA, on June 3, at 7 p.m.)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 313, 22 June 1945, Page 5
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276ANTHEM FOR PEACE. New Zealand Listener, Volume 13, Issue 313, 22 June 1945, Page 5
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