Nostalgia: The Hymn of Finland / Finlandia Hymn by Jean Sibelius

Finlandia Hymn
O, Finland, behold, thy day is dawning,
The threat of the night has been banished already,
And the lark of morning sings in the brightness,
as though the very firmament would sing.
The powers of the night are already being vanquished by the whiteness of morning,
Thy day is dawning, O land of birth.
O, rise, Finland, rise up high
Thy head, wreathed with great memories.
O, rise, Finland, thou showedst to the world
That thou drovest away the slavery,
And that thou didst not bend under oppression,
Thy day is dawning, land of birth.

Alternate verse by Josh Mitteldorf, for difficult times:

When nations rage, and fears erupt coercive,
The drumbeats sound, invoking pious cause.
My neighbors rise, their stalwart hearts they offer,
The gavels drop, suspending rights and laws.
While others wield their swords with blind devotion;
For peace I'll stand, my true and steadfast cause.

Another alternate verse by Georgia Harkness:

May truth and freedom come to every nation;
May peace abound where strife has raged so long;
That each may seek to love and build together,
A world united, righting every wrong;
A world united in its love for freedom,
Proclaiming peace together in one song.