Give us more lovers of beauty,
More lovers of gardens, and we
Shall lessen our need for your cannon
And iron-clad ships of the sea.
Give us more lovers of music,
More lovers of pictures and books,
And we'll fill up the world with good neighbors
And dwindle the number of crooks.
For hatred and malice and scheming
And envy and cunning and greed
And all that makes crime a temptation
Are not in an art lover's creed.
Who gives his attention to beauty,
Who cherishes laughter and song,
And is thrilled by the glory of planets,
Not often another will wrong.
In gardens, in childhood, in painting,
In music are safety and peace,
So give us more lovers of beauty
That hatred and quarrels may cease
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