Peace Lies Waiting Lyrics

Murder cries the cathedral 
A hungry hawk, a sword, a ploughshare 
Set the stage in Canterbury 
Seven years and then 
Peace lies waiting-fugitive, cloistered and longing 
Peace lies waiting-hovering above the spearpoints 
Peace stands higher than my fragile sense of need 
Peace I leave with you 
Not as the world gives or has ever seen 
Safe in the ruins 
Killed but not wounded 
Pierced with painful joy
When he smiles 
Even the wind and the rain 
Close their eyes 
Hold their fire 
I've never seen peace in a vacuum 
But I've seen it in a bitter sea 
Safe in the ruins 
Killed but not wounded 
I'm held tightly free