Peace Child

Peace Child,

In the sleep of the night,

In the dark before light

You come,

In the silence of stars,

In the violence of wars--

Savior, your name.

Peace Child,

To the road and the storm,

To the gun and the bomb

You come,

Through the hate and the hurt,

Through the hunger and dirt--

Bearing a dream.

Peace Child,

To our dark and our sleep,

To the conflict we reap,

Now come--

Be your dream born alive,

Held in hope, wrapped in love:

God's true shalom.