Upon a winding forest road I met a soldier far from home I saw he was my enemy So I aimed at him and he at me Prepared was I, but load to shoot And he uncertain what to do A cold sweat firmed upon my brow But we both kept and stood our ground And then the curious thing occurred On wings arrived the tiny bird And troubled not by war or peace She sang for us a melody Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh I did not move or look away Last my life, my forward take Yet in his eyes I saw his fry Just a boy like me afraid to die The meadow lark sang on and on Then more arrived, еnjoyed the song And as I held my rival starе A tremendous chorus filled the air Then in my heart, as clear as day I heard a gentle whisper say My son, if my disciple be Show grace and love your enemy Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh With birds all around Lowered I my rifle down And as my foe took aim at me I showed him he'll abandon me He fall till then and shook with fear And from his eye he wiped a tear His gaze was as a bone And then he turned and he was gone Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh If I should live to see more days I pray the world to guide my ways With grace to love my enemy For grace, my savior showed to me With grace to love my enemy For grace, my savior showed to me