Full Lyrics
[Sop. & Alto unis. (opt. Solo)]
Before I lay me down to rest,
I ask the Lord one small request,
I know I have all I could need,
but this prayer is not for me.
[Choir]
Too many people on this day
don't have a peaceful place to stay.
Let all fighting cease,
that Your children may see peace;
wipe their tears of sorrow away.
[Chorus]
To believe in a day
when hunger and war will pass away;
to have the Hope amidst despair
that ev'ry sparrow's counted,
that You hear each cry and listen to each prayer.
[Verse 2]
Let me try always to believe
that we can hear the hearts that grieve.
Please help us not ignore
anguished cries of the poor,
or their pain will never leave.
[Chorus (More broadly)]
To believe in a day
when hunger and war will pass away;
to have the Hope amidst despair
that ev'ry sparrow's counted,
that You hear each cry and listen to each prayer.
[Ending]
Help us do Your will, oh, Father,
in the name of all that's true,
and we'll see in one another
the loving image of You.
Amen.
