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Don’t Teach the Children to Hate

John F. Wilson

Key:
D Major
Vocal Range:
High
Pitch Range:
B3 - Gb5
Key:
C Major
Vocal Range:
Medium
Pitch Range:
A3 - E5
Key:
Bb Major
Vocal Range:
Low
Pitch Range:
G3 - D5
Composer:
John F. Wilson
Lyricist:
John F. Wilson
Publisher:
JFW
Instrumentation:
Keyboard/Vocal
Key:
Bb Major
,
C Major
,
D Major
Vocal Range:
High
,
Low
,
Medium
Vocal Pitch Range:
A3 - E5
,
B3 - Gb5
,
G3 - D5
MP3 Duration:
02:14

This song was written in Calgary, during Christmas 2001 after the 9/11 bombing of the World Trade Center. It is a response to calls at that time by some people in the West to hate people of Islamic faith and Muslim culture.

Lyrics

Don’t Teach the Children to Hate
Words and Music by John F. Wilson

It really isn’t right to teach a child to hate,
It really isn’t right to teach a child to fear.
It really isn’t right to teach a child such evil.
It really isn’t right to teach a child to kill.

Jesus taught the children
that we should love each other.
Jesus taught us all that loving is blessed.
Jesus taught the children
that we should be peacemakers.
Jesus’ words are meant to be with us still.

So let us promise not to teach a child to hate.
So let us promise not to teach a child to fear.
So let us promise not to give a home to evil.
So shall we all fulfill our Father’s request.

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