When the world Runs Dry (Is1:17)

Verse 1 Once I played in grassy plains And danced out in the rain When I saw the walking weary I tried to ease their pain But I would stop for flowers blooming I would bend to smell a rose While the wounded wandered onward To where only God knows Verse 2 Then I walked through forest glades And felt the seasons change In the hold of winter’s cold I prayed the chill would break I longed for summer’s golden days The sun upon my face But I never thought the seasons Could vanish without trace Pre-Chorus I love the forest I love the rain I love the seasons And their change But it’s when the world runs dry That I see others through God’s eyes Chorus Teach me to see Who walks these sands The wounded reaching With empty hands Teach me to see Before they break Teach me to hear For heaven’s sake A sip of water keeps them living But it doesn’t fill the well Lord, let Your river run over In this desert where they dwell Verse 3 They said I had grown quiet Like I chose to disappear But I was holding to the ledge With both hands all these years I had no strength to call out No free hand left to reach Just a whisper in the desert Just a prayer beneath my teeth Verse 4 So I fell into the desert Of the wounded and the weak Where the orphaned and the widow Still walk on and still seek The poor are crossing dunes of sorrow The foreigner walks there too And the prisoner wanders lonely Not knowing what to do Pre-Chorus I miss the forest I miss the rain I miss the seasons And their change But it’s when the world runs dry That I see others through God’s eyes Chorus Teach us to see Before we break Teach us to hear For heaven’s sake Teach us to see Who walks these sands The wounded reaching With empty hands A sip of water keeps us living But it doesn’t fill the well Lord, let Your river run over In this desert where we dwell Bridge Father to the fatherless Defender of widows God in His holy place Teach us Your heart Not just to pray Teach us to act Till we learn mercy’s way Teach us to look for those Pushed out of sight To stand with the ones Who are thick in the fight Chorus Teach us to see Before we break Teach us to hear For heaven’s sake Teach us to see Who walks these sands The wounded reaching With empty hands A sip of water keeps us living But it doesn’t fill the well Lord, let Your river run over In this desert where we dwell Tag God, give us the forest Give us the rain Give us the seasons And their change A sip of water kept us living But Lord, send Your river again Spoken Verse Learn to do well Seek justice Relieve the oppressed Defend the fatherless Plead for the widow Isaiah 1:17