River of Peace

Verse 1:

She was a gorgeous little girl,

Only ten years old

With her mother's smile

And her father's eyes

And she was taken way too soon,

A life so full of promise,

Full of hope,

But never realized

And I raise my fist in anger

And wonder why you take

The tender hearts and

Leave the rest of us behind.

Chorus:

Ours is not to question why,

Ours is just to live and try,

To settle for the answer

Whatever it might be

Until we see you face to face

In another time and place

Where the river of your peace

Runs free.

Verse 2:

Now thirty years have come

And gone

Since his country shipped him home

With a silver star and

A broken heart.

More than his innocence was lost

To a complicated war.

His baby brother didn't make it

Back at all.

And each nicht in silent anger,

He tries to understand the sacrifice

And each night he falls apart.

You said we're all your precious children,

But I must admit,

Sometimes we feel so small.

We wonder if you're there,

Or if you really care at all.

Chorus:....

Until we see you face to face

In another time and place

Where the river of your peace runs free,

Where the river of your peace runs free,

Where the river of your peace runs free.