For the Healing of the Nations

For the heal­ing of the na­tions

Lord

we pray with one ac­cord

For a just and eq­ual shar­ing

Of the things that earth af­fords.

To a life of love in act­ion

Help us rise and pledge our word.

Lead us for­ward into free­dom;

From des­pair your world re­lease

That

re­deemed from war and hat­red

All may come and go in peace.

Show us how through care and good­ness

Fear will die and hope in­crease.

All that kills abun­dant liv­ing

Let it from the earth be banned:

Pride of sta­tus

race

or school­ing

Dogmas that ob­scure your plan.

In our com­mon quest for jus­tice

May we hal­low life’s brief span.

You

Cre­at­or God

have writ­ten

Your great name on hu­man­kind.

For our grow­ing in your like­ness

Bring the life of Christ to mind;

That by our re­sponse and serv­ice

Earth its des­ti­ny may find.