Let the children sing, br Let the children dance, br Let the children play, br In a safe and joyful way. br And teach them how to pray. br br Let the children walk, br Let the children talk, br To friends, relatives, parents. br Show them all nature's wealth br Let them relate to its health. br br Let the children work br At chores selected to fulfill br Full use of energies and will br To compete, to give and enact br The meaning of commitment. br br Let the children read br Everything within their reach, br All the things that teach, br And when there's peace within br There'll be peace without.