To Believe

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

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

To believe in a day

When hunger and war will pass away

To have the hope amidst despair

That every sparrow's counted

That you hear each cry and listen to each prayer

Let me try always to believe

That we can hear the hearts that grieve

Please help us not ignore

The anguished cries of the poor

Or their pain will never leave

To believe in a day

When hunger and war will pass away

To have the hope amidst despair

That every sparrow's counted

That you hear their cries and listen to each prayer

Father, as you see, I'm just a child

And there's so much to understand

But if Your Grace should surround me

Then I'll do the best I can

I promise, I'll do the very best I can

To believe in a day

When hunger and war will pass away

To have the hope amidst despair

That every sparrow's counted

That you hear each cry and listen to each prayer

(Hear each cry and listen to each prayer)

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