World Peace Prayer

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Author (refrain): Satish Kumar

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Author (verses): Marty Haugen

Marty Haugen (b. 1950), is a prolific liturgical composer with many songs included in hymnals across the liturgical spectrum of North American hymnals and beyond, with many songs translated into different languages. He was raised in the American Lutheran Church, received a BA in psychology from Luther College, yet found his first position as a church musician in a Roman Catholic parish at a time when the Roman Catholic Church was undergoing profound liturgical and musical changes after Vatican II. Finding a vocation in that parish to provide accessible songs for worship, he continued to compose and to study, receiving an MA in pastoral studies at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul Minnesota. A number of liturgical settings were prepar… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Still all the angry cries
Title: World Peace Prayer
Author (verses): Marty Haugen
Author (refrain): Satish Kumar
Source: Upanishads
Language: English
Refrain First Line: Lead us from death to life
Copyright: © 1985, GIA Publications, Inc.

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The New Century Hymnal #581

Gather (3rd ed.) #827

Gather Comprehensive #732

Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition #718

Hymns for a Pilgrim People #310

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