what will it take?

© 2008, Ryan Dale

I look and see them on the corner
sitting all alone
I see them huddled in the doorway
a cold place for a home

Tattered clothes and dirty hands
something more inside
Deep within is the emptiness
they try so hard to hide

Open my eyes, they're everywhere
I hear their cries, but do I care?
What will it take for me to give?
They need us to help them live
What will it take?

Hungry hearts and empty souls
day to day they live
Scared to reach, afraid to know
the love we fail to give

Choices made, so many mistakes
Broken memories
Lives undone, but they're still lives
So many tragedies

Open our eyes, they're everywhere
We hear their cries, when will we care?
What will it take for us to see
that they need You to set them free?
What will it take?
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They need our help, but we still say
we'll help them all someday

Stop and think, we should know
someday was a long time ago

What must I do to change your mind?
When will you see there's not much time?
What will it take?

Open my heart, and let it show
Help me share the love I know
What will it take for me to see
that they need You to set them free
What will it take?

It doesn't take much
 

Job 24:4, 7-10

Isaiah 41:17

Matthew 25:35-40, 42-45

1 John 3:17-18