A Voice for Peace
A Small Voice for Peace: Dan Fogelberg's Anthem for Harmony
Lyrics
You know that everybody has a voice
You acknowledge that everyone possesses a voice.
And how they use it is their own free choice
How individuals choose to use their voice is their personal decision.
In your glory I will not rejoice
You won't find joy in celebrating if the choice is towards war.
If you choose the ways of war
Expressing disapproval if the path chosen is one of war.
If you choose the ways of war
Reiteration of disapproval for the ways of war.
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust
Referencing mortality, using traditional phrases.
My country 'tis of thee, in God we trust
Reference to the national anthem, highlighting faith in God.
But how much longer will he shelter us
Raising questions about divine protection amid war choices.
While we choose the ways of war
Questioning divine shelter while the preference is for war.
While the winds of war rage on
Noting the persistence of war's destructive forces.
Let mine "oh let my small voice" be a voice for peace
Pleading for a small voice to advocate for peace.
Oh let mine "oh let my small voice" be a voice for peace
Repetition of the plea for a small voice promoting peace.
Oh let mine "oh let my small voice" be a voice for peace
Emphasizing the desire for a peaceful voice.
Let it start here with me, oh let mine be a voice for peace
Expressing the hope that the call for peace begins with the speaker.
The good book tells us thou shalt not kill
Quoting the commandment against killing from religious texts.
The truth came shining and it's shining still
Asserting the enduring truth against killing.
But how much blood upon this earth must spill
Pondering the amount of bloodshed before abandoning weapons.
Before we lay our weapons down
Stressing the need to relinquish weapons.
Let us lay our weapons down
Encouraging the laying down of weapons.
Let mine "oh let my small voice" be a voice for peace
Reiteration of the plea for a small voice advocating peace.
Oh let mine "oh let my small voice" be a voice for peace
Repeated plea for a peaceful voice.
Oh let mine "oh let my small voice" be a voice for peace
Emphasizing the desire for a peaceful voice.
Let it start here with me, oh let mine be a voice for peace
Expressing the hope that the call for peace begins with the speaker.
And in the face of the beast, oh let mine be a voice
Advocating for a peaceful voice in the face of conflict.
Until the breaths in me cease, oh let mine be a voice for peace
Committing to be a voice for peace until the speaker's last breath.
Let mine "oh let my small voice" be a voice for peace
Repetition of the plea for a small voice advocating peace.
Oh let mine "oh let my small voice" be a voice for peace
Reiterated plea for a peaceful voice.
Oh let mine "oh let my small voice" be a voice for peace
Emphasizing the desire for a peaceful voice.
Let it start here with me, oh let mine be a voice for peace
Expressing the hope that the call for peace begins with the speaker.
Raise your voice up, raise your voice up
Encouraging others to raise their voices for the promise of peace.
Raise your voice up and sing for the promise
Encouraging singing for the fulfillment of the promise of peace.
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