Dear Father-Mother God we humbly beseech
That Your ever present love may reach
And manifest itself in the hearts of men.
Our better selves do not want a war again.
Awaken us to a nobler way of life;
Show us that only man upon man inflicts strife;
Grant us that talked of brotherhood;
Make this world one great neighborhood.
We are living dead, we mortals;
We have ceased to give expression to our souls;
We need such help that You alone can give,
If only to make us rise up and live.
Uncover our eyes so that we may see
The foolishness and absurdity of such treachery;
Give us power to perceive the light,
To know, to understand, to effect the right.
This Dear God is my humble plea,
That justice my acknowledge victory,
That we all Your infinite love may share,
That we each a crown of peace may wear.