Disarm our hearts
Mighty God
And impress it upon us
That we cannot shake hands
With clenched fists
Disarm our hearts
Wonderful Counsellor
And teach us
That we cannot get a rose
Through planting a noxious weed
Disarm our hearts
King of kings
And make us recognise
That war begins
In the human heart
Disarm our hearts
Lord of lords
And show us
That violence is a descending spiral
Begetting
What it seeks to destroy
And destroying
What it claims to defend
Disarm our hearts
Son of God
And enable us appreciate
With Martin Luther King Jr.
That darkness
Cannot drive away darkness
Just as hate
Cannot drive away hate
That returning violence
For violence
Multiplies violence
Adding deeper darkness
To a night
Already devoid of stars
Disarm our hearts
Compassionate Lord
And make us comprehend
The words of John Paul II
That violence is a lie
For it goes against the truth
Of humanity
That violence is a crime
For it violates
The foundation of society
That violence is an enemy
For it delays
The day of justice
Disarm our hearts
Oh Prince of Peace
And make us see
Those words of the sage
Etched in gold
And raised on the polers
Of the globe
That the choice
Before humanity today
Is between non-violence
And non-existence.