"A Song of Peace"

I was brought to tears by a song today
A Song of Peace for a war torn world
It came as a plea as we read the news
Of killing and fighting and bombing and death.

I’d forgotten how to feel, to cry
For the perils of others so far away
But as we sang, the tears did come
It surprised me…but then I knew.

The passion I believed was gone
Had never really left for good
Just hid away behind my life
Awaiting the time when I would rest.

So here I came and rest I did
From all the busyness, stress, and strain
And when my soul could finally move
I was brought to tears by a song…and I knew.

The passion inside, it was not dead
Just buried deep inside somewhere
Beneath the debris of all the things
Distractions that had come and stayed.

I was brought to tears by a song today
A Song of Peace for our war torn world
And now that I’m awake and see
I’ll guard that passion more carefully.