Today’s seasonal hymn comes from Korea, actually. Its composer, Geonyong Lee, is active in the Korean unification movement; he wrote “Come Now, O Prince of Peace” to urge peace and reconciliation. It’s among the hymns the Church of Scotland uses to remind congregations of the situation in Ukraine. I’ll just state the obvious, that Korea and Ukraine have some similarities when it comes to being invaded by neighboring countries.
This is a somber piece, which
suits my mood right down to the ground this year. But the message is timely and
necessary.
Here’s the choir of the First
Plymouth Church, Lincoln, Neb., singing it.
May the world wise the hell up
and focus more on commonalities than differences among us.
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