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Our musicians found a beautiful song which encapsulates much of what we feel about the current situation in our world. It’s by Graham Kendrick and the first few lines are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

O Lord, the clouds are gathering
The fire of judgement burns
How we have fallen!
O Lord, you stand appalled to see
Your laws of love so scorned
And lives so broken<\/strong>
Chorus<\/em>
O Lord, over the nations now
Where is the dove of peace?
Her wings are broken
O Lord, while precious children starve
The tools of war increase
Their bread is stolen<\/strong><\/p><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copyright 1987 Make Way Music
Graham Kendrick<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do take a look at the complete song on Graham Kendrick’s website<\/a>
or watch on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our musicians found a beautiful song which encapsulates much of what we feel about the current situation in our world. It’s by Graham Kendrick and the first few lines are as follows: O Lord, the clouds are gatheringThe fire of judgement burnsHow we have fallen!O Lord, you stand appalled to seeYour laws of love so […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1907","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nA Song for Peace - St Mary's, Overton<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A lively, vibrant Anglican church for the whole village of Overton. 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