Innocent Eyes by Tanya Goodman Sykes Lyrics

I saw the ragged woman
And I tried to look away
But my little girl reached out
To her and smiled
My eyes had seen an enemy
Where hers had seen a friend
Jesus, give me eyes
To see things like a little child

Give me innocent eyes
Eyes that find a friend in every face
Innocent eyes
Eyes that see the beauty
In each ordinary place
Eyes that see the wounded world
With tenderness and grace
Oh, Jesus, give me innocent eyes

For I'm just like the blind man
Who needs a second touch
To help me see behind
Each heart's disguise
Lord, I know You're present
In the lonely and the poor
There's beauty all around me
That I fail to recognize
Give me innocent eyes
Eyes that find a friend in every face
Innocent eyes
Eyes that see the beauty
In each ordinary place
Eyes that see the wounded world
With tenderness and grace
Oh, Jesus

Life can make me cynical
The world can make me hard
I need Your touch to heal my sight
And melt my frozen heart

Give me innocent eyes
Eyes that find a friend in every face
Innocent eyes
Eyes that see the beauty
In each ordinary place
Eyes that see the wounded world
With tenderness and grace
Oh, Jesus, give me innocent eyes
Innocent eyes

Oh...
Innocent, innocent