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Thread #3465   Message #17304
Posted By: Alice
08-Dec-97 - 09:25 PM
Thread Name: Italian Folksongs
Subject: Lyr Add: YEARS OF PEACE^^
I found this in an old book. It is described as a Sicilian Mariner's Air. (Is Sicily close enough for this thread?)

YEARS OF PEACE

Years are coming, speed them onward!
When the sword shall gather rust,
And the helmet, lance and falchion,
Sleep at last in silent dust!

Earth has heard too long of battle,
Heard the trumpet's voice too long,
But another age advances,
Seers foretold in ancient song.

Years are coming when forever,
War's dread banner shall be furled,
And the angel, Peace, be welcomed,
Regent of the happy world.

This was in an old book for community singing that I got when a one room schoolhouse closed down. The copyright is 1915. Alice in Montana