3. Quiet on the Freeways

     1.
     Quiet on the freeways, quiet in the skies,
     quiet in the mind, ahimsa* makes us wise.
     quiet in the office, quiet in the school,
     Peace the only weapon, peace the only tool.

     Refrain:
     Quiet on the freeways, quiet in the skies,
     quiet in the mind, ahimsa makes us wise.

     2.
     Lonely is the vigil, violence the drug,
     Easy is the gunfire, hard still is the hug.
     Lost in words and fairy tales we still wander blind,
     shackled, deafened to the ties that can truly bind.

     Refrain.

*ahimsa [Sanskrit]: Literally, "non-injury," or "no-harm." Living in such a way as to avoid doing harm to other living creatures.

Traditional Title: Onward, Christian Soldiers.
New Words by Douglas Milburn.

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