Greetings!

For the Passover, please consider that Jerusalem literally means City of Peace. If the song strikes you as familiar, it's because it appeared in Sassafras, the People's Music Network newsletter, a while back complete with melody and chords.

NEXT YEAR IN A CITY OF PEACE
New words by Stephen L. Suffet ©2000
Music based on THERE'S A MAN GOING ROUND TAKING NAMES
(traditional African-American spiritual as sung by Paul Robeson)

Next year in a City of Peace,
Next year in a City of Peace,
Dear God hear our pleas,
And make this fighting cease,
Next year in a City of Peace.

Next year in a City of Hope,
Next year in a City of Hope,
Dear God high above,
Please teach us how to love,
Next year in a City of Hope.

Next year in a City of Trust,
Next year in a City of Trust,
God by any name,
We're Thy children just the same,
Next year in a City of Trust.

Next year in a City for All,
Next year in a City for All,
Dear God hear our prayer,
And teach us how to share,
Next year in a City for All.

Next year in a City of Peace,
Next year in a City of Peace,
Dear God hear our pleas,
And make this fighting cease,
Next year in a City of Peace.


I don't write many songs with God in them, so you better catch this one while you can.

Shalom,
Shlomo ha-Shofit Ben-Yosef
(or something like that)
a/k/a Steve Suffet