Lost, ah, lost, where did peace depart?
Where does it hide, in what slumbering heart?
Lost, ah, lost, where did peace depart?
Where does it hide, in what slumbering heart?
Peace, we search for it, yet it's never found,
Who stole it, where is it now, earthbound?
In one hand held, the next it slips away,
How can we coax it, beg it to stay?
Enemy peace, enemy peace, a foe so keen,
In what hour, what moment, will peace be seen?
Some with lashes outstretched, some with sleep denied,
Some embrace it close, some in words confide.
Some beg for it, some find it, some lose it, some bring,
Can anyone tell us, where shall we sing?
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