Author: Shirley Erena Murray, 1931- Meter: 8.8.6.6.4 Appears in 1 hymnal Topics: Silence First Line: Peace Child, in the sleep of the night Lyrics: 1 Peace Child, in the sleep of the night
in the dark before light you come,
in the silence of stars
in the violence of wars—
Savior, your name.
2 Peace Child, to our dark and our sleep
to the conflict we bomb you come,
through the hate and the hurt,
through the hunger and dirt–
bearing a dream.
3 Peace Child, to our dark and our sleep
to the conflict we reap now come–
be your dream born alive,
held in hope, wrapped in love:
God's true shalom. Used With Tune: PEACE CHILD
Peace Child