A Dream

I dreamed a dream

That a great King ruled in justice and peace.

His reign was like soft showers that descend

Upon the cracked, parched and barren earth

And bright, new, green things sprung to birth.

Of that freshness and joy there was no end,

Nor did his righteousness ever cease.

I dreamed a dream

That his helpers, all dressed in shining white

And mounted on the wings of the wind,

Travelled in the splendour of the King’s name

And to the earth’s corners and isles did proclaim

A message of freedom to all mankind

And their work was peace and joyously bright.

I dreamed a dream

That poverty and inequality were swept away

Along with the oppressive grip of famine,

And degree by degree through his great will

All people had their needs happily fulfilled.

It was the King’s desire to determine

That this equality would always stay.

I dreamed a dream

That war was abolished by his decree

And weapons were beaten into farmer’s tools,

So that a mother’s tears would no longer pour

From the black billowing waste of war,

For peace was the characteristic of his rule

And it covered the earth as water the sea.

I dreamed a dream

That even the enemy death he defeated,

As well as the allies of sorrow, sighing and strife.

Tears were wiped from everyone’s eyes,

The water of life was given to the wise,

Who joyously embraced the gift of life

And in this conquest his work was completed.

I dreamed a dream,

I dreamed a dream,

I dreamed a dream.