Mother’s Day for Peace

Tune: Battle Hymn of the Republic, written by Julia Ward Howe

Howe later wrote a “Mother’s Day Proclamation” in 1870 as a pacifist reaction to the Civil War, calling on mothers to come together on a specific day to protest the sad loss of life in war.

The bloody civil war was done

And Julia Howe was sad.

And angered by the carnage

It had been so very bad.

She sent out a call for action

To the women of the land

Let the mothers march for peace.

Sing for peace and social justice

March for peace and social justice

Work for peace and social justice

Make the world a better place!

The struggle may seem endless

But the work must never cease

Take up the precious banner

And the ancient cry for peace.

Join in with your neighbors

And the folks from other lands –

We must all take a stand.

Sing for peace and social justice

March for peace and social justice

Work for peace and social justice

Make the world a better place!

Author: Granny Randy, Calgary Raging Grannies, 2005