"O King of all the nations, the only joy of every human heart; O Keystone of the mighty arch of man, come and save the creature you fashioned from the dust."
Music from the Dominican student brothers in Oxford
Isaiah's prophecy: "For a child is born to us, a son is given us; upon his shoulder dominion rests: They name his Wonder-Counselor, God-Hero, Father-Forever, Prince of Peace" (9:5).
"He shall judge between the nations, and impose terms on many peoples. They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; one nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again" (2:4).