We’re not enemies, but friends
We must not be enemies
in our pursuit of peace, nor pretend
Though passion turned to enmity
Hate must not break our sacred bond
of affection nor our will to love again
Only love can take us far beyond
And break the curse brought by Cain
The mystic chords of memory
Will swell when again touched as
surely as they will awaken every
Passion for peace our country has
A nation of wisdom and stature
by the better angels of our nature