{"id":11686,"date":"2020-12-03T22:20:51","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T03:20:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/?p=11686"},"modified":"2022-06-08T14:20:30","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T18:20:30","slug":"let-there-be-peace-on-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/let-there-be-peace-on-earth\/","title":{"rendered":"Let There Be Peace On Earth"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p>Let the world take pause if just for a moment,<\/p>\r\n<p>When warring factions lay down their arms<\/p>\r\n<p>And recognize each other\u2019s humanity;<\/p>\r\n<p>When disagreements turn into mere points of view,<\/p>\r\n<p>And transgressions are dispelled through forgiveness;<\/p>\r\n<p>When trials and temptations ease into welcome respite,<\/p>\r\n<p>And patience conquers anxious hearts,<\/p>\r\n<p>Let there be peace on Earth!<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Good Christian laud our Christ has come<\/p>\r\n<p>Our joy is full on Christmas day, on Christmas day;<\/p>\r\n<p>When promised peace banishes fears,<\/p>\r\n<p>And rising anger succumbs to calmer thought;<\/p>\r\n<p>When burdens are lightened and pains release,<\/p>\r\n<p>And brazen hearts soften through gentle voice:<\/p>\r\n<p>\u201cLet Peace prevail, your Lord is near.\u201d<\/p>\r\n<p>Let there be peace on Earth!<\/p>\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<p>Make peace and share goodwill with all.<\/p>\r\n<p>Celebrate peace on Christmas day,<\/p>\r\n<p>When peacemakers honor their Lord,<\/p>\r\n<p>And praise, praise His dear name;<\/p>\r\n<p>When angels herald and shepherds wake,<\/p>\r\n<p>For the Lord of Peace has come for all.<\/p>\r\n<p>Rejoice, rejoice! Emmanuel has come!<\/p>\r\n<p>Let there be peace on Earth!<\/p>\r\n<p>&#8212; EMR<\/p>\r\n<p>==&gt; And read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/martha-snell-nicholson-praises-in-poetry\/\">Martha Snell Nicholson: Praises in Poetry<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n<p>==&gt; Also read <a href=\"http:\/\/www.westpark-baptist-dev.com\/rooted-in-the-fathers-love\/\">Rooted in the Father&#8217;s Love<\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rejoice and let there be peace on Earth on Christmas day, on Christmas day!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[510,245,513,512,196,514,373,511],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Let There Be Peace On Earth - West Park Baptist Church<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Take time to reveal and share the joys of Christmas. 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