In Troubled Times by John Lyzenga Lyrics

Have you forgotten the innocent?
Where is this justice you described?
When your kingdom seems far away
God, where are you in troubled times?

Every voice that pleads your named
Every mouth that is not fed
Every back pushed down upon
God, all these ones can you forget?

Rise up. O lift your hand
O God, can you not see
The hate, the violence?
Won’t you bring us peace?

You call the privileged to account
You stand first on the victim’s side
We must confront our compliance
God, may we see how we divide?

From indifference to empathy
From adoration to lament
From sympathy to suffering
God, to action, may we be led
Rise up. O lift our heads
May we soon come to see
Our hate, our violence
May we seek your peace