| Before I lay me down to rest
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| I ask the Lord one small request
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| I know I have all I could need
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| But this prayer is not for me
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| Too many people on this day
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| Don’t have a peaceful place to stay
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| Let all fighting cease that your children may see peace
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| Wipe their tears of sorrow away
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| To believe in a day
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| When hunger and war will pass away
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| To have the hope amidst despair
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| That every sparrow’s counted
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| That you hear each cry and listen to each prayer
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| Let me try always to believe
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| That we can hear the hearts that grieve
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| Please help us not ignore
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| The anguished cries of the poor
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| Or their pain will never leave
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| To believe in a day
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| When hunger and war will pass away
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| To have the hope amidst despair
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| That every sparrow’s counted
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| That you hear their cries and listen to each prayer
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| (spoken prayer)
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| Father, as you see, I’m just a child
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| And there’s so much to understand
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| But if Your Grace should surround me
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| Then I’ll do the best I can
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| I promise, I’ll do the very best I can
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| (chorus plus)
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| To believe in a day
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| When hunger and war will pass away
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| To have the hope amidst despair
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| That every sparrow’s counted
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| That you hear each cry and listen to each
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| Prayer
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| Help us do Your will oh Father
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| In the name of all that’s true
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| And we’ll see in one another
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| The loving image of You |