For These Times

[Verse]

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 sound bite at the news break

With a close shot of the tears rolling down their face

Blessed be the child who turns a loving eye

And stops to pray

For these times in which we live

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

Giving up on finding 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