Kim André Arnesen - What is Peace? (from Tuvayhun)
WHAT IS PEACE?
"What is Peace?" is from movement 3 in "Tuvayhun - Beatitudes for a Wounded World where it follows Matt 5:9 from the beatitudes, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."
May be performed unaccompanied or with harp/piano accompaniment.
SCORES
SATB div. & optional harp/piano
Printed scores: J. W. Pepper
Digital scores: kimarnesen.shop
SSAA div. & optional harp/piano
Printed scores: J. W. Pepper
Digital scores: kimarnesen.shop
THE TEXT
Peace is not a silent state
That comes upon us from within—
Serene, detached, oblivious.
Peace is not a force like rain
That comes, unbidden, from above—
Gentle, enfolding, natural.
Peace is fire! Yes, peace is fire!
And peace is passion!
Peace requires a strength of will,
A certain courage, a heart of iron,
A force abiding to fulfill.
Peace is not a foregone fate;
For peace, like war, must be waged—
Mindfully, deliberately,
With arms ever ready,
And eyes wide open.
Charles Anthony Silvestri
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