O come, Desire of nations, bind
All peoples in one heart and mind;
Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease;
Fill the whole world with heaven’s peace.

In your own words, what does it mean for the whole world to be filled with heaven's peace?

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This episode was recorded by Amanda Meisenheimer, the Minister of Children & Families at The Riverside Church. It was produced by Rev. Jim Keat. Background tracks include Button Mushrooms by Podington Bear. 

*Correction: These verses were written by Henry Sloane Coffin. H.S. Coffin was the president of Union Theological Seminary and the uncle of William Sloan Coffin.

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