If I Believe

do you believe

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I can pray for the rain
When the grass turns to sand
I can pray for the sun
To dry the wet land
I can cry tears of joy
When you lift what I grieve
But please Lord don’t ask me
If I believe

I can look to the heavens
When pain’s so severe
When another day living
Has me shaking with fear
I will take what You give me
Your blessings received
But Lord please don’t ask me
If I believe

You can take my friend’s child
Please don’t take mine
Or my neighbors forgiveness
Mine is divine
You can ask of my sins
If you think me naive
But Lord don’t You ask me
If I believe

I’ll take prayer out of school yards
Erasing Your name
From all that’s important
I’ll fight to disclaim
You can ask me to take
What I’d just as soon leave
But Lord please don’t ask me
If I believe

I will take Your creation
Made by Your own hand
Polluting the sunshine
And stripping the land
You can ask me to save
When it’s war I conceive
But Lord please don’t ask me
If I believe

I believe that injustice
Is stronger than truth
Those small acts of kindness
They feed us in youth
You can scream till Your lungs
Turn blue, but believe
Lord if You ask me
It’s myself I deceive…