We are a nation bereft.
Our children die in the home,
In the classroom,
And in the streets,
Murdered because we embrace
Guns in the name of freedom.
Change us,
Change our nation.
Make it safe for all.
We were never meant to be
"One nation under God."
We were meant to be
"From many one."
We must all be safe
Or we are all in danger.
Fear leads to prejudice,
Prejudice leads to intolerance,
Intolerance leads to hate,
And hate leads to violence.
Erase our fear with your grace,
And hate leads to violence.
Erase our fear with your grace,
So that hate never corrupts our soul
And violence has no home.
Keep us wrapped in your love
And safe in the knowledge
That this life is but a stop
On the way to eternity.
