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Thread #18819   Message #1432757
Posted By: GUEST,Julia
11-Mar-05 - 09:50 PM
Thread Name: Peace in Ireland: A Song Challenge
Subject: RE: Peace in Ireland: A Song Challenge
For those who are interested, the Enniskillen hostel, called "The Bridges" is in the William Jefferson Clinton Peace Center on the site of the 1987 bombing. It was built there as a statement of healing and reconciliation and they hold events and retreats for bringing diverse communities together. I was very moved by the display of children's art that is there.
There is a network oof these hostels called Youth Hostelling for Peace developed by Hostelling International
www.hihostels.com

here's a song I wrote when I was in Irelandafter the Warrington bombing in 1993

Let the Children Sing -copyright Julia Lane Castlebay Music

Let the children sing
Let the children sing
A song that their parents never knew
A song about living
Loving and forgiving
Making all the dreams of the world come true

Let the children play
Let the children play
In the place where their parents fired guns
For the anguish of a nation
Brought down through generations
Can only be healed when the fighting is done

Let the children sleep
Let the children sleep
And grow in the peace of a fruitful land
Where anger and fear
Have all disappeared
With all of the people in God's loving hand

PAX
Julia