Let there be peace Peace to every nation Let there be hope For all the world to see Let there be love And joy to all the children Let there be peace on earth For you and me If I had one wish On that Christmas list It wouldn't be for presents under my tree There'd be no more tears for cryin' No more wars for fightin' And every mother's child would have enough to eat So when I get down on my knees to pray I ask the Lord above to light the way And let there be peace (peace) Peace to every nation Let there be hope (hope) For all the world to see Let there be love (love) And joy to all the children Let there be peace on earth For you and me, yeah When I look in the mirror All I wanna see Is true compassion looking back at me I wanna, I wanna love my neighbor And be the hands and feet of Jesus Take his love to the least of these All I'm asking is to be the change When I get down on my knees I say Let there be peace (peace) Peace to every nation Let there be hope (hope) For all the world to see Let there be love (love) And joy to all the children Let there be peace on earth For you and me Let there be peace (peace) Let there be love (love) Let there be joy (joy) For you and me Let there be peace (peace) Let there be love (love) Let there be joy (joy) For you and me For you and me Oh, oh, oh Let there be peace (peace) Peace to every nation Let there be hope (hope) For all the world to see Let there be love (love) And joy to all the children Let there be peace on earth For you and me Yeah (peace, peace to every nation) Let there be hope (hope) For all the world to see Let there be love (love) And joy to all the children Let there be peace on earth For you and me Yeah (peace on earth) For you and me Let there be peace on earth For you and me