Who died in fields of war,
In flaming clouds, in screaming crowds,
On streets that are no more,
That we today might waken
And greet this day in peace
With grateful prayers for those who bear
The storms that never cease.
Remember friends and strangers,
And those forgotten now,
Whose names are known to you alone,
Before whose love we bow
And ask that you surround them
With mercy's endless light
That they might live, and we forgive
The foe they went to fight.
Remember, Lord, the living,
Who bear the pain of loss -
A death she died who stood beside
Her Son upon the cross.
Remember all your children,
The dead and those who weep,
And make us one beneath the sun
Where love will never sleep.
a hymn found in Magnificat, May 2012
Thanks for sharing, I posted this on my Facebook wall.
ReplyDeleteGood for you for publishing this moving tribute to members of our armed services! My dad lived through 4 years of hell in Europe during WWII. He died of a heart attack at a young age, and I've always thought the relentless stress of those years must have taken a huge toll on him --- in every way.
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That's sad, Gigi.
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