do you hear the children crying I could
hear them everyday crying sighing dying
flying somewhere safe where they can
play somewhere safe from all the dangers
somewhere safe from crack and aids safe
from lust and lurking strangers safe
from war and bombing raids somewhere
safe from malnutrition safe from daddies
damning voice safe from mommies cool
ambition safe from deadly goddess choice
do you hear the children crying I can
hear them every day cry sigh dying
flying somewhere safe where they can
play do you see the children meeting I
can see them in the sky meeting seeding
eating greeting Jesus with the answer
why why the milk no longer nourished why
the water made them sick why the crops
no longer flourished why the belly got
so thick why they never knew the reason
friends had vanished out of sight why
some suffered for a season others never
saw the light do you see the children
meeting I can see them in the sky
meeting seeding eating greeting Jesus
with the answer
why do you hear the children singing
I can hear them high above singing
springing ringing bringing glory to the
God of love glory for the gift of living
glory for the end of pain glory for the
gift of giving glory for eternal gain
glory from the ones forsaken glory from
the lost and lone glory when the
infant's awakened orphans on the
Father's throne
do you hear the children singing I can
hear them high above singing springing
ringing bringing glory to the God of
love do you see the children coming I
can see them on the clouds coming
strumming drumming humming songs of
heavens happy crowds songs with lots of
happy clapping songs that set the heart
on fire songs that make your foot start
tapping songs that make a merry choir
song so loud the mountains tremble songs
so pure the canyons ring when the
children all assemble millions millions
round the king do you see the children
coming I can see them on the clouds
coming strumming drumming humming songs
with heavens happy crowds do you see the
children waiting I can see them all
aglow waiting waiting waiting
waiting who of us will rise and go will
we turn the fly to meet them will we
venture something new
I intend to rise and greet them come and
go with me would you
you