Litany

Let the future still be bright
And let us never fear the night
And let our children be alive
And let our loved ones all survive
And let the darkness fade away
And let the sun rise every day
And let the shadows come apart
And let us know it in our heart
And let us never be afraid
And let us all be undismayed
And let there be an end to fear
And let our loved ones all be near
And let us live our lives in peace
And let it end in sweet release
And let us know what we must know
And let us go where we must go
And let us walk where we must walk
And let us talk when we must talk
And let us never have to hide
And let our truth go undenied
And let us never yield to hate
And let us never shy from fate
And let us love just whom we choose
And let us never cut or bruise
And let us never bleed or cry
And let us never cease to try
And let us never fold or quake
And let our spirit never break
And let no evil taint our days
And let no horror change our ways
And let us not avert our eyes
And let us never bow to lies
And let us say what must be said
And let us face the things we dread
And let us cry when tears are true
And let us show it when we do
And let us neither shrink nor run
And let us keep our sense of fun
And let us not forget to laugh
And let us not be torn in half
And let us not be split or lost
And let us not forget the cost
And let us know no fault or hitch
And let us give when we are rich
And let us share when we are poor
And let us always hope for more
And let us not forget the past
And let the things we treasure last
And let us help when we are strong
And let us change when we are wrong
And let us grow when we are weak
And let us laugh when things are bleak
And let us not be ruled by death
And let us treasure every breath
And let us never stray or fall
And let us never think we're small
And let us never shrink from pain
And let us shelter from the rain
And let us weather out the storm
And let us all be safe and warm
And let us trust when trust we should
And let us know the bad from good
And let us always fight the bad
And let us smile when we're sad
And let the darkness never win
And let us keep the light within
And let us never cease to give;
So let us love;
So let us live.

- Nomad, Tuesday 11th September 2001