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A PRAYER FOR PEACE |
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| Reader: | Grant its peace, Thy most precious
gift, Thou eternal source of peace! |
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| Cong.: | May Israel be a messenger of peace Unto the peoples of the earth. |
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| Reader: | Bless our country that it may ever be A stronghold of peace; |
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| Cong.: | And promote peace in the Council of Nations. | |
| Reader: | May contentment reign within our borders! | |
| Cong.: | May health and happiness reign Within our homes, our schools, our camps! |
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| Reader: | Give strength to the inhabitants of our land! | |
| Cong.: | Plant goodness in every soul! | |
| All: | Praised be Thou, O Lord, Giver of peace! | |
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A PRAYER FOR THE WELFARE OF MANKIND |
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| Reader: | These things shall be I a loftier race Than e'er the world hath seen shall rise With flame of freedom in their souls; |
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| Cong.: | With light of knowledge in their eyes! | |
| Reader: | Nation with nation; land with land Unarmed shall live as comrades free; In every heart and brain shall throb - |
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| Cong.: | The pulse of one fraternity! | |
| Reader: | New arts shall bloom, of loftier
mould; And mightier music thrill the skies! And every life shall be a song - |
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| Cong.: | When all the earth is paradise! | |