Fondly do we hope, fervently do we pray, 
that this mighty scourge of war may speedily pass away.
With malice toward none; with charity for all; 
with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, 
let us strive on to finish the work we are in;
to bind up the nation’s wounds;
to care for him who shall have borne the battle, 
and for his widow, and his orphan – 
to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace, 
among ourselves, and with all nations.