The promise of peace
If I could just be the water When peace is cracked and dry If I could be a shelt’ring place When peace is cast aside Even when my table’s full And I sit before the feast May i always keep a place in my heart For the promise of peace If I could just be a feather When peace is try,n to fly If I could be a single step When peace needs to climb high Even when I’m locked in doubt And I fear there’s no release May i always keep a place in my heart For the promise of peace O we must be the sunshine When peace is lost and dark And we must be the bread of love When peace is cold and starved Even in the threat of war Though hopes shall fade or cease May we always keep a place in our hearts For the promise of peace If i can be the smallest breeze When peace is stalled at sea If I must lay my anger down Then let me take a knee If i love this tired earth And its child, humanity May i always keep a place in my heart For the promise of peace May i always keep a place in my heart For the promise of peace
Song: Priest / Capek
Peace Be Upon You
Peace be upon you and under your feet Peace be before you like the wind before the wheat A peace of many pieces is a peace so sweet Peace be upon you and peace be below Peace upon the mountains and the fields of snow Peace upon the people living in the street It’s a peace of many pieces - let it be complete Your peace and my peace they fit together Your peace and my peace should get together Your peace and my peace Peace be upon you compassionate peace Peace upon the anguished and the so called 'least' Peace upon the children and the birds and beasts It’s a piece of many pieces - let it be complete Your peace and my peace they fit together Your peace and my peace should get together Your peace and... not a friend is missing from the table Not a child is missing from the play Everyone everywhere is part of it That’s at the heart of it Peace be upon you and peace be below Peace upon the mountains and the fields of snow Peace upon the people living in the street It’s a peace of many pieces let it be complete Your peace and my peace they’re good together Your peace and my peace should get together your peace and my peace Let it be complete
Song: Priest / Booth
Produced by Peter Lafferty
| G / / / | C / / / | G / / / | C / / / | G / / / | peace be upon you and under your feet | C / / / | peace be before you like the wind before the wheat | Em / D / | C / / / | a peace of many pieces it’s a peace so sweet | G / / / | peace be upon you and peace be below | C / / / | peace upon the mountains and the fields of snow | Em / D / | peace upon the people living in the street. It’s a | C / G / | F / C / | peace of many pieces let it be complete | D / / / | Em / C / | your peace and my peace they fit together | D / / / | Em / C / | your peace and my peace should get together | D / F / | C / / / | your peace and my peace | G / / / | C / / / | G / / / | C / / / | Na na na na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na na na na | G / / / | peace be upon you compassionate peace | C / / / | peace upon the anguished and the so called 'least' | Em / D / | peace upon the children and the birds and beasts. It’s a | C / G / | F / C / | a piece of many pieces let it be complete.] | D / / / | Em / C / | your peace and my peace they fit together | D / / / | Em / C / | your peace and my peace should get together | D / F / | your peace and | Am / G / | C / / / | not a friend is missing from the table | Am / G / | C / / / | not a child is missing from the play | F / C / | G / / / | F / C / | everyone everywhere is part of it. That’s at the heart of it | G / / / | C / / / | G / / / | C / / / | Na na na na na na na na na na na Na na na na na na na na na na na | G / / / | peace be upon you and peace be below | C / / / | peace upon the mountains and the fields of snow | Em / D / | peace upon the people living in the street. It’s a | C / G / | F / C / | it’s a peace of many pieces let it be complete | D / / / | Em / C / | your peace and my peace they’re good together | D / / / | Em / C / | your peace and my peace should get together | D / F / | C / / / | your peace and my peace
Ten Civilians
When I see that list of names upon that long black wall So many fallen in their prime it's hard to count them all Oh yes the soldiers die they fall in all their millions But for every one of them that dies say goodbye to Ten civilians - fathers and mothers Ten civilians - sisters and brothers Ten babies being born Ten lifetimes of tears for those who are left to mourn When I see that line of monuments roll on out of sight So many names engraved in stone but something's not quite right Oh yes the soldiers died they stained the ground vermilion But for every one of them that fell ring the bell for Ten civilians - dreamers and lovers Ten civilians - grandfathers grandmothers Ten children and their teacher too They won't be coming home no matter what we do No their names will not be written on that long black wall And on the TV news they’re hardly there at all It's hard to think of them who knows how many millions So for every warrior who dies I multiply By ten civilians - fathers and mothers Ten civilians - sisters and brothers Ten nurses and a doctor too They won't be coming home no matter what we do When I see that list of names upon that long black wall
Song: Priest / Booth
Produced by Bob Wiseman
Lyrics and Performances ©2022 Robert Priest
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Robert Priest…
…is literary poet in the tradition of Neruda and Mayakovsky, a composer of lush love poems, a singer-songwriter, a widely quoted aphorist, a children’s poet and novelist. He is a mainstay of the literary/spoken word/music circuit both in Canada and abroad. His words have been quoted in the Farmer’s Almanac, debated in the Ontario Legislature, sung on Sesame Street, posted in Toronto’s transit system, broadcast on MuchMusic, released on numerous CDs, quoted by politicians, and widely published in textbooks and anthologies.
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