Say A Little Prayer For The Children [Song]

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SAY A LITTLE PRAYER FOR THE CHILDREN
Composed by Oliver Chapman
Sung by Anstey Hamilton

What is going to happen in a little while from now
When our time has passed away and the world has turned around?
Children now I see wandering bout the streets
Hunger and poverty. Someone protect their destiny

Who's gonna be the one, who's gonna be around?
I hope their times won't be sad

Say a little prayer for the children
Say a little prayer for the young ones
Say a little prayer that they might grow
To see the world more beautiful
Say a little prayer each night and day
Say it before you pass away
So their hearts would be filled with joy, love and harmony.

They roam the streets at nights
They learn to steal and how to fight
Their tender hearts are filled with war
No love they'll find behind prison's door
They've got to be aware
In their minds there must be no fear
Go ahead, you must be brave
Much more love to them you must give.

Give them love, give them hope.

Who's gonna be the one, who's gonna be around?
I hope their times won't be sad.

Say a little prayer each night and day
Say it before you pass away
So their hearts would be filled with joy, love and harmony.

Say a little prayer, a little prayer for the children...

Father God, we come before you today in the mighty name of Jesus to pray for our children. We ask You, Lord God, to send Your angels to the north, south, the east and the west, that they would marshal for our children, that Your love would be spread around the world, that those who care for our children would have love and compassion in their hearts. Oh yes, Father, we need them to be able to share a smile, a look, a twinkle in their eye, that our children would be confident, Father, that they could feel Your love through those who care for them:- the mothers, the fathers, the sisters, the brothers, the grandparents, Father. We ask You to lift them up, oh God, Halleluia. We ask, our Father, that You send Your angels out to captivate those that are lost, oh God,  those that are in the crack house, we call them back, oh father, those that are in the drug houses, we call them back. We call on those who are affected by alcoholism, oh God, prostitution. Father, we call them back into Your love. We rededicate them to You, oh God.

Source: The lyrics posted on this blog are often transcribed directly from performances. Although it is my intention to faithfully transcribe I do not get all the words and I have a knack for hearing the wrong thing. Please feel free to correct me or to fill in the words that I miss by dropping me a message via e-mail. I'd be forever grateful. Thanks in advance! 

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"Patria est communis omnium parens" - Our native land is the common parent of us all. Keep it beautiful, make it even more so.

Blessed is all of creation
Blessed be my beautiful people
Blessed be the day of our awakening
Blessed is my country
Blessed are her patient hills.

Mweh ka allay!
Guanaguanare