A16 - God of the poor

God of the poor                                                                                                                  

SA: Beauty for brokenness, Hope for despair.

 Lord in Your suff’ring world, This is our prayer.

 Bread for the children, Justice joy peace.

 Sunrise to sunset, Your kingdom increase.

TB: Shelter for fragile lives, Cures for their ills.

        Work for the craftsmen, Trade for their skills.

        Land for the dispossessed, Rights for the weak.

        Voices to plead the cause, Of those who can’t speak.

 Refrein: God of the poor, Friend of the weak.

                 Give us compassion we pray.

                 Melt our cold hearts, Let tears fall like rain.

                 Come change our love from a spark to a flame.

TB: Refuge from cruel wars, Havens from fear.    

        Cities for sanctu’ry, Freedoms to share.

SA: Ooooooo  Ooooooo  Ooooooo  Ooooooo

Allen:      Peace to the killing fields. Scorched earth to green,

Christ for the bitterness, His cross for the pain.

SA: Rest for the ravaged earth, Oceans and streams.

        Plundered and poisoned, Our future our dreams.

        Lord end our madness, Carelessness greed.

TB: Ooooooo  Ooooooo  Ooooooo  Ooooooo

Allen:      Make us content with the things that we need.      

Refrein: God of the poor, Friend of the weak.

                 Give us compassion we pray.

                 Melt our cold hearts, Let tears fall like rain.

                 Come change our love from a spark to a flame.

Refrein herhalen: -> Amen.