Be gentle, be gentle, And all the world is yours A river flowing home to sea You shall be. Be strong and know your heart Protect the small, the weak, And love like morning rain shall fall On a song. There is no peace In an angry heart The wise know the truth There is no power stronger Than gentleness of heart. Beneath, the waters and the rock will turn the sand It took a wounded man to show the world That if we want to live We must forgive Oh, Lord the night is long, The dawn cannot be far When gentle winds of peace Fill every heart. A river flowing home to sea, I shall be