A FOUNTAIN OF PEACE

Meaning in Psalm 125

Alfred D. Byrd

NATION of Promise, let peace be yours!
Our God has called you to be a light
That shows the Law of God to the world.
Through you, the words of prophets have come
To those who'd spent their days in darkness.
Nations will come to the house of God
That sits atop a hill amid hills
To sing the praise of the God Who is
If they see the Land of God at peace.

LET RULERS both wise and strong take charge
Of peace and justice within the Land.
A peace that's real depends on justice,
Doing what's right in the sight of God.
Whenever evil can run unchecked,
There is no peace; there's at best a truce
In which the nations prepare for war.
Do right in the sight of God and see
A fountain of peace invade the Land.

THE PATH to peace commences in each
Who yields to God and accepts a law
Of love for God and neighbor as guide.
The one who lives for oneself breeds war;
The one who lives for God, however,
Nurtures a peace that spreads from one's heart
To merge with peace that spreads from others.
Mountains will crumble before the force
That comes below from the Throne of God.
When we see our God enthroned in might,
The Mountain of God will be the place
To which the nations will come with joy.

Faith and reason in the ancient court of Athens.

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