Than to staunch a stream of sorrow

By an avalanche of woe.
Do not cheer until each nation

Sheathes the sword and blunts the spear,
And we sing aloud for gladness:

Lo, the reign of Christ is here,
And the banners of destruction

From the battlefield are furled,
And the peace of God descending

Rests upon a restless world.
90 THE BURDENS OF ALL.

THE BURDENS OF ALL.
We may sigh o'er the heavy burdens

Of the black, the brown and white;
But if we all clasped hands together

The burdens would be more light.
How to solve life's saddest problems,

Its weariness, want and woe,
Was answered by One who suffered

In Palestine long ago.
He gave from his heart this precept,

To ease the burdens of men,
"As ye would that others do to you

Do ye even so to them."
Life's heavy, wearisome burdens

Will change to a gracious trust
When men shall learn in the light of God

To be merciful and just.
Where war has sharpened his weapons,

And slavery masterful had,
Let white and black and brown unite

To build the kingdom of God.
And never attempt in madness

To build a kingdom or state,
Through greed of gold or lust of power,

On the crumbling stones of hate.
The burdens will always he heavy,

The sunshine fade into night,
Till mercy and justice shall cement

The black, the brown and the white.
And earth shall answer with gladness,

The herald angel's refrain,
When "Peace on earth, good will to men"

Was the burden of their strain.
End

• stream [stri:m] n.河 vi.流出；飘扬 (初中英语单词)
• christ [kraist] n.基督 int.天啊! (初中英语单词)
• restless [´restləs] a.没有休息的 (初中英语单词)
• gracious [´greiʃəs] a.和蔼可亲的；任慈的 (初中英语单词)
• slavery [´sleivəri] n.奴隶制；奴役 (初中英语单词)
• sunshine [´sʌnʃain] n.日光，阳光 (初中英语单词)
• herald [´herəld] n.先驱；预兆 vt.预示 (高中英语单词)
• weariness [wiərinis] n.疲倦；厌烦 (英语四级单词)
• palestine [´pælistain] n.巴勒斯坦 (英语四级单词)
• avalanche [´ævəlɑ:nʃ] n.雪崩 (英语六级单词)
• battlefield [´bætlfi:ld] n.战场 (英语六级单词)
• merciful [´mə:sifəl] a.仁慈的；宽大的 (英语六级单词)