Gratitude

Send some rain, would You send some rain?
 'Cause the earth is dry and needs to drink again
 And the sun is high and we are sinking in the shade
 Would You send a cloud, thunder long and loud?
 Let the sky grow black and send some mercy down
 Surely You can see that we are thirsty and afraid
 But maybe not, not today
 Maybe You'll provide in other ways
 And if that's the case ...
 We'll give thanks to You with gratitude
 For lessons learned in how to thirst for You
 How to bless the very sun that warms our face
 If You never send us rain
 Daily bread, give us daily bread
 Bless our bodies, keep our children fed
 Fill our cups, then fill them up again tonight
 Wrap us up and warm us through
 Tucked away beneath our sturdy roofs
 Let us slumber safe from danger's view this time
 Or maybe not, not today
 Maybe You'll provide in other ways
 And if that's the case ...
 We'll give thanks to You with gratitude
 A lesson learned to hunger after You
 That a starry sky offers a better view
 If no roof is overhead
 And if we never taste that bread
 Oh, the differences that often are between
 Everything we want and what we really need
 So grant us peace, Jesus, grant us peace
 Move our hearts to hear a single beat
 Between alibis and enemies tonight
 Or maybe not, not today
 Peace might be another world away
 And if that's the case ...
 We'll give thanks to You with gratitude
 For lessons learned in how to trust in You
 That we are blessd beyond what we could ever dream
 In abundance or in need
 And if You never grant us peace ...
 But, Jesus, would You please ...