PEACE
(For the N.Z. Tablet.) "/. Lord, Thou hast crowned- our dead, .""• Blessing each dear bright head, '•"--- .."..' And that for which' they bled •■ ;: ;''— ir * ; Tho "long swords sleep. Lord, by their quiet eyes, : " Grant 'neatir these eager skies ' ;V ' No cry of wrong shall rise, '".'' " u No children weep. Lord, as a cup that stands, ./ •;;■ ; '■{ Take these young shining; lands-, '''■". :•> i : into Thy pierced/ hands, •■• '-.■■■■• ..w.// '■KilTa&i Bidding wars cease. ■ -.•'■' .;---'.V: As with wine, sweet and slow, v- :/.■- Fill up this chalice low, . • Until it, brim, and flow - : - .-':■"•-: With Thy great. peace. -'.■ ;■'. >:;;}' .-;■-." —Eileen Duggan:-
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New Zealand Tablet, 3 July 1919, Page 27
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93PEACE New Zealand Tablet, 3 July 1919, Page 27
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