Anthem: Peace, triumphant peace (Barratt, Anne Frank, St. Seraphim of Sarov)
Peace, triumphant peace shall reign on Earth some day. Pray for peace and make your words echo round the world for peace one day, on Earth one day, that wondrous day when the world has peace, glorious peace, such peace. When will such lasting peace arrive on that wondrous day on this our Earth? May all our paths meet up and lead to one holy place where peace shall reign in our hearts, one wondrous day when the world has peace, glorious peace, such peace. Carol Barratt
How wonderful it is that no one need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world. Anne Frank (1929–45)
Anne Frank, born in Frankfurt, was a Jewish victim of Nazi persecution. Following the German occupation of the Netherlands her family went into hiding in a secret annex at her father’s office in Amsterdam. After two years they were betrayed. She kept a diary of this period which has been translated into more than 55 languages. Anne Frank died of typhus in the Bergen-Belseri concentration camp.
Embrace the spirit of peace and thousands of souls around you will be saved. St. Seraphim of Sarov (1759–1833)
St Seraphim of Sarov became a monk of the Russian Orthodox Church at the Age of 19. He lived as a hermit and received thousands of pilgrims. He was renowned for his ascetic life, his wisdom, gifts of healing, and powers of prophecy.
---------------------------- Karl Jenkins/London Symphony Orchestra/City of Birmingham Symphony Youth Chorus/The Really Big Chorus - 1000 Voices/Simon Halsey/Gareth Davies/Chloë Hanslip/Rundfunkchor Berlin