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The song "Prayer for Land" is inspired by a powerful poem written by our teacher, Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh (Thay) during his efforts to rescue Vietnamese boat people in Singapore in 1968. Thay printed and distributed this poem to the refugees, offering them a spark of hope as well as a message to authorities in the countries they may reach—pleading for compassion and the chance for a new life, rather than being turned back to the sea.

Decades later, this poem’s message remains deeply relevant in light of the ongoing global crises faced by refugees and displaced people.

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Poem by: Thích Nhất Hạnh
Music by: Sister Trăng Hiếu Đức
String Arrangement: Brother Spirit

Lead Vocal: Sister Trăng Hiếu Đức
Backing Vocals:
Sister Định Nghiêm
Sister Trăng Tin Yêu
Sister Trăng Từ Hiếu
Sister Trăng Hồ Sen
Sister Trăng Giác Hoà
Sister Trăng Hiền Tâm
Sister Trăng Hiếu Đức

Guitar: Sister Trăng Hiếu Đức
Drums: Brother Chân Thiện Ý
Piano: Brother Spirit
Bass: Jack Penate
Violin I: Sister Trai Nghiêm
Violin II: Vera Kardos
Viola: Emma Sheppard
Cello: Brother Spirit

Lyrics:
Lost in the tempest
On the open sea, our small boat drifts
We seek for land during endless nights and days

We are the foam
Floating on the vast ocean
We are the dust
Drifting in endless space

Our cries are lost
In the howling wind
Our children lie exhausted
Until they cry no more
We yearn for land
But are turned back from every shore
How many boats have perished?
How many families lie beneath the waves?

Lord Jesus, do you hear the prayer of our flesh
Avalokiteshvara, do you hear our voice?
O humans, do you hear our cries from the abyss of death
O solid shore, we long for you!

We pray for mankind to be present today
We pray for land to stretch its arms to us
We pray that hope be given us today
From this very land

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