The Anvil
Here we are on the field
of our fathers
Ground still soaked with the indictment of Cain
I hear a cry, and it's the voice of my brother
He sings a song of lament for his slain
I hear another song; it's the anthem of children
Sounding faint from a distance
It crescendos with time
Ashes to ashes, dust to
dust
All we are fighting for is food for moth and rust
Let's plant a garden so the hungry can eat
Put your sword upon the anvil
Your sword upon the anvil with me
Eye to eye at the line
drawn for battle
Hand to hand or heart to heart
The sword is raised; there is death in its shadow
An awful sound, the command is to charge
I hear another sound; it's the anthem of children
And if everyone listened,
We'd have peace in our day
Ashes to ashes, dust to
dust
All we are fighting for is food for moth and rust
Let's plant a garden so the hungry can eat
Put your sword upon the anvil
Your sword upon the anvil with me
Hasten the day of the Lion
and the Lamb
One warless world will have a cost
We'll find the way in the footsteps of a Man
And the anvil at the foot of His cross
Ashes to ashes, dust to
dust
All we are fighting for is food for moth and rust
Let's plant a garden so the hungry can eat
Put your sword upon the anvil
Your sword upon the anvil with me
Words and Music by Karl
Kohlhase
© 2000 karl kohlhase
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STORY BEHIND THIS SONG...
(Read Matthew 5:9; Isaiah 2:4)
"And they will hammer their swords into plowshares,
and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not lift
up sword against nation, and never again will they learn
war."
What a beautiful picture the prophet Isaiah
paints of the reign of Christ in the Kingdom of God. Just
think of the garden we could grow for the poor and hungry
of the world if we re-channeled all the nations' military
budgets into the effort. It could mean the difference between
war and peace.
Listen. Jesus calls us to be peace makers.
Come and learn from Christ who is gentle and humble of heart.
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