Our exile is not a place.
Our exile is a time.
Therefore,
peace upon the earth to us
is not a place.
Peace to us is a time.
Peace to us is a truth.
Peace to us is a season under heaven
and the knowledge of this season on earth
Let us seek peace therefore, not as a place.
Let peace be for us a willing choice...
And let this be the time.
Filipinos,
if in each our hearts there is no peace,
there shall be no peace to be found for us
upon this earth under heaven.
Unless there is no peace in our hearts,
we shall find no peace here in our nation
nor among the nations to whom we are kin.
And shall persist to wander this world
without a home... restless of heart,
restless of hope.
Home is where the heart is!
Whenever peace is in the heart -everywhere love shall lead us,
we shall always find a home
and shall never be left
wanting of rest...
Most especially here
in this Country of ours.
So let peace
be our inspiration
to renew our spirit
and build!
Let this time be the time
we make ourselves belong...
One lineage of hope,
7,107 islands strong.
Let peace be everywhere we are.
Because
if not here, where?
If not now, when?
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