C240d SA.(T.)B. Arranged by WILLIAM STICKLES

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1 C240d SA(T)B Arranged by WLLAM STCKLES By SY MLLER and JLL JACKSON

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8 C240d $90 ''LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH" (Let t Begin With Me) By Sy Miller and Jill Jackson Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with me; Let there be peace on earth The peace that was meant to be With God as our Father Brothers all are we Let me walk with my brother n perect harmony Let peace begin with me Let this be the moment now With ev'ry step take Let this be my solemn vow: To take each moment and live each moment n peace eternally Let there be peace on earth And let it begin with me One summer evening in 1955 a group o 180 teenagers o all races and religions meeting at a workshop high in the Caliornia mountains locked arms ormed a circle and sang a song o peace They elt that singing the song with its simple basic sentiment"let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me" helped to create a climate or world peace and understanding When they came down rom the mountain these inspired young people brought the song with them and started sharing it And as though on wings "Let There Be Peace On Earth" began an amazing journey around the globe t traveled irst o course with the young campers back to their homes and schools churches and clubs Then the circle started by the teenagers began to grow Soon the song was being shared in all ity states at school graduations and at PT A meetings at Christmas and Easter gatherings and as part o the celebration o Brotherhood Week t was a theme or Vetel'an's Day Human Rights Day and U N Day 4H Clubs and the United Auto Workers began singing it So lid the American Legion the B'na: Bl'ith the Kiwanis Clubs and CORE t was taped recorded copied printed in song books and passed by word o mouth The song spread overseas to Holland England France Germany Lebanon To South America Asia and Australia The Maoris in New Zealand sang it even the Zulus in Arica sang it Proessional singers took it up Among them Ernie Ford Andy Williams Danny Kaye Nat Cole the Smothers BrotheY's Roy Rogers Dale Evans Eddie Albert Edie Adams John Gary Pearl Bailey Roberta Shore Champ Butler the King Sisters Mary Tyler Moore John Raitt Robie Lester Liberace Bob Crosby the nternational Childrens' Choir Jack Halloran Gisele MacKenzie Richanl Summers Lloyd Bridgcs Patti Page Angela Cartwr1:ght the Young Americans Carole Wells Jack Smith Pat Boone Johnny Mathis Rhonda Fleming Stan Melton Norman LuboJ the Bing Crosby Bob Hope Lorne Greene and Ted Mack TY Shows and Father Keller'sChristopher TV Series The song began to win awards "Let There Be Peace On Earth" was awarded the George Washington Honor Medal by the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge or "Outstanding achievement in helping to bring about a better understanding o the American Way o Lie" t also received a Brotherhood Award rom the National Conerence o Christians and Jews This simple thought "Let There Be Peace On Earth and Let it Begin With Me" irst born on a mountain top in the voices o youth continues to travel heart to heart gathering in people everywhere who wish to become a note in a song o understanding and peace peace or all mankind 1186/B/C2407