G-d of Compassion
Blow away the smoke
Put out the fires
Let Your cleansing rains fall
Wash over us with peace
Remove the roots of racism and hatred
Till the Earth with new beginnings and hope
Replace the spoiled with freshness
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So much has befallen our world
One weight building upon another
Until the foundation has cracked
Until our supports have begun to crumble
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We need You to hear our cries
We beseech You to hear our prayers
We are lost inside a nightmare
And we have forgotten how to wake ourselves
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This is a time of mass insanity
A constellation of hardship and trialsÂ
We have strayed from Your pathways
And we fear that You have forsaken us
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We are lost as we have never been lost before
We have survived wandering the desert
We searched until we found the promised land
Now we are destroying all that You have built
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We need Your help and Your mercy nowÂ
To show us how to correct our courseÂ
We need to find our way back to You
So that this world can become Eden once again
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Lift us, awaken us, care for usÂ
Open our eyes, ears, and hearts
Stop the pain, frustration, and smoldering anger
And we will endeavor to be who You meant us to be
