Your Spirit, God, Moves Us to Pray
Mary Nelson Keithahn (1996) • English
Primary Scripture: Galatians 5:16
Verse 1
Your Spirit, God, moves us to pray for children in the world today whose only home may be the street, who never have enough to eat, who fear the night, and dread the day, and cannot go outside to play:
Chorus
God, bless the children, let them live. Teach our hearts and hands to give.
Verse 2
Your Spirit, God, moves us to pray for children in the world today whose tongues must learn new ways to talk, who cannot see or hear or walk, who toil in shops ˜til hands are sore, who mourn their loved ones lost in war:
Chorus
God, bless the children, let them live. Teach our hearts and hands to give.
Verse 3
Kind, gentle God, this is our prayer: that we might learn to love and share the blessings that you shower down, a loving home, a friendly town, good food to eat, warm clothes to wear, and when we're sick, a doctor's care:
Chorus
God, bless the children, let them live. Teach our hearts and hands to give.