SATB with soprano and high tenor soloists, two trombones, trumpet, and flute. No keyboard. Variety of meter - 6/8; 7/8; and 3/4. Intermediate to advanced level. Text by President Eisenhower depicts bleakness of war. Secular. ABA form. Powerful call for peace.
3:43, Gm
Other key words and concepts: war, rocket, gun, theft, hunger, clothed, cold, need.