This is my oath as I am born
To strive for peace or be forlorn
To leave this world proud of my name
And a better place than when I came

©
William Royce

THE PEACEMAKER

Take this hand of freedom
A hand that is there by choice
Hold this hand of friendship
And listen to my voice
Let me be the peacemaker
Let the light of peace shine through
Let us rid this world of anger
And let us start anew
Take this hand of freedom
See the offer that it makes
Hold on until we see it through
However much it takes
And when we reach our goal
And the sound of war is gone
Let us not take pen to paper
But carve this peace in stone.

©
William Royce

 

Let us not be defeated by the thought of Peace

©
William Royce

 

WAR

War comes like a wind
That is blowing hot and cold
Where the young die young
And the old die old

Snuffed out like a candle
That had much more light to give
Some flicker till the darkness comes
And they have no more life to live

It takes away the souls of those
Who fight for their just cause
It robs the innocent of innocence
As to its web it draws

No life is safe on either side
Whilst anger breathes its fire
And the wind that’s blowing hot and cold
Has no intention to retire

But the candle may be lit again
To brighten this dark hour
And through a flame of trust
The light of peace will war devour

©
William Royce

ONE WORLD

One world is all I dream of
One world where all are free
To shake the hand of everyone
Whatever faith they be

One world in which the powerful
Help the poor who cannot speak
One world in which the strong
Will feel a passion for the weak

One world the like we’ve never seen
Where no one is at war
One world that gives us back the thing
That we all came here for.

©
William Royce

 

In the heat of the moment we may make a new enemy, but in the passing of time we may make a new friend.

©
William Royce

 

All the words needed to create peace are in the dictionary, we have only to arrange them in the right order.

©
William Royce