Do No Harm

John Roth had a heart like flame,

He believed all souls were loved the same

He packed up his hopes and his family and moved to Ohio

There in the deep dark wilderness,

With a newborn son he soon was blessed

Raised him up in the ways of the old prophets,

And named him Isaiah Roth

Do no harm, shed no blood,

The only law here is love

We can call the kingdom down here on earth

Beat your swords into plows,

Don't be afraid I'll show how

Lift your eyes to the skies,

All is holy here

The forest people soon came near,

His message to the red children clear

We can build the peaceable kingdom here in the shadow of these trees

They planted oats and beans and maize,

They planted their hearts in the dirt of that place

And they learned to speak of hope

And grace in the language of John Roth

When Isaiah Roth had just turned ten,

He was working in the loft again

He looked out and saw eight white men come riding up that day

The men shouted out from the deepening glade saying,

"Y'all come on out an' we can trade"

The forest people walked out unafraid with smiles and open hands

The white traders lifted up their guns

And shot them down each and every one

And the Eden that John Roth begun

Lay bleeding on the ground

The world has aged by 50 years.

The Quakers came and settled near

Old Isaiah Roth still preaches here,

That the greatest law is love

Some people say it's all a scam,

Just the ravings of some old man

But Isaiah Roth says he still can,

See Eden on the hill

Do no harm

Shed no blood

The only law here is love