"A Prayer for Peace" by Paula Foley Tillen - Milwaukee Choral Artists

The Milwaukee Choral Artists sing in concert on October 23, 2010 at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Wauwatosa, WI "A Prayer for Peace" by Paula Foley Tillen. Milwaukee Choral Artists, Sharon Hansen, Music Director.

The text, by Buddhist Thich Nhat Hanh, was written as a peace chant in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War.

In beauty, sitting on a lotus flower, Lord Buddha, quiet and solid.
Your humble disciple, calm and pure of heart,
Forms a lotus flower with the hands, and offers this heartfelt prayer:
Homage to all Buddhas in the ten directions.
Because of your love for all people, have compassion on us.
Help us to remember we are just one family, North and South.
Help us rekindle our compassion and brotherhood.
May your compassion help us to overcome our hatred.
Humbly we open our hearts to you:
Water the flowers of our spirits with your deep understanding.
Humbly we open our hearts to you: Help our hearts grow light.
Homage to all Buddhas in the ten directions.
Because of your love for all people, have compassion on us.
May the merit of this prayer be transformed into peace.
May each of us realize this, our deep aspiration.

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[sydneyguillaume]

Beautiful!!