A Prayer for Peace & the Downfall of Despots

Lament & Hope · Mar 20, 2022 · 2m

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Words and Vocie: Jon Swales

Music: Juan Sanchez Blue Nights

Father of Creation,

God of Justice,

As bombs fall,

Our hearts break,

Lord have mercy.

As tanks advance,

Our souls are sad,

Christ have mercy.

You have placed upon humanity

the possibility and potential

to move towards love and justice,

Yet, at Putin's command,

Carnage &

Catastrophe have been unleashed.

Mariupol suffers,

Lord have mercy.

Innocents die,

Christ have mercy.

And so we pray for the downfall,

Of despots and dictators,

Cast down the mighty from their thrones.

And so we pray for the economic ruin,

Of the…