Glory to God ‎#344

344. Where Armies Scourge the Countryside (Bring Peace to Earth Again)

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Text Information

• First Line: Where armies scourge the countryside
• Title: Where Armies Scourge the Countryside (Bring Peace to Earth Again)
• Author: Herman G. Stuempfle Jr. (1995)
• Refrain First Line: O God of mercy, hear our prayer
• Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2013
• Scripture:
  Psalm 2:1-2
  ;
  Psalm 68:30
  ;
  Psalm 130
  ;
  Ecclesiastes 3:8
  ;
  Luke 12:49-53
  ;
  Luke 21:10
  ;
  Acts 4:25
• Topic: Family; The Life of the Nations; World Peace; Redemption
• Copyright: © 1996 World Library Publications
• ONE LICENSE: 40373

Tune Information

• Name: PACE MIO DIO
• Composer: Perry Nelson (1996)
• Meter: 8.6.8.6.8.6
• Key: d minor
• Copyright: © 1996 World Library Publications

Text Information:

This text was a response to several events: ethnic cleansing in the Balkans, the aftermath of the Oklahoma City bombing, revelations of child abuse, the general state of the world. For all such horrors, the only hope is the peace God offers. The tune name means “Peace, my God.”