For These Times

In these times in which we live
 Where the worst of what we live
 Is laid out for all the world on the front page
 And the sound of someone's heartbreak
 Is a soundbite at the news break
 With a close shot of the tears rollin' down their face
 Blessed be the child who turns a loving eye
 And stops to pray
 For these times in which we live
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 In these most uncertain hours
 Where the balance of power
 Is a fight that is fought every day
 And freedom is a word
 Some cry out and some whisper
 And some are just too quick to give away
 Blessed be the one who stands by the one
 On the battle line
 For these times in which we live
 Well give me a heart full of tender mercy
 And arms I will open wide
 For these times in which we live
 Seems like the only answer is
 Givin' up on findin' one at all
 And we hide behind unsure
 Pull the blinds and lock the doors
 And hang a pleasant picture on the wall
 Blessed is the believer who knows love is our redeemer
 And the only breath of life
 For these times in which we live
 Well, give me a heart full of tender mercy
 And arms I will open wide
 Yeah, give me words full of loving kindness
 And hands ready to hold up a light
 For these times in which we live
 For these times in which we live
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 Blessed be the child
 (For these times in which we live)
 Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
 For these times (for these times)
 Everybody, just stop and pray, yeah
 (For these times in which we live)
 (For these times in which we live)