Prayer

Beulah walks me to church and when we
Get there, I light a candle for my son

And I do too

I suddenly realize what that music from my dream
It was an old hymn from when I was a kid
I haven't been to church in years
But for some reason, that song was in my head

Make me a channel of your peace
Where there is hatred, let me bring your Love
Where there is an injury, your pardon, Lord
And where there's doubt, true faith in you

Make me a channel of your peace
Where there's despair in life
Let me bring hope
Where there is darkness, only light
And where there is sadness, send your hope
Oseh shalom bim'romav
Hu ya'aseh shalom aleinu
V'al kol Yisrael
V'imru, v'imru amen

There is a man here in town
He's lived here nearly his entire life
He heard that there was a Rabbi diverted here
And he came to find me
And tell me his story

I was born in Poland, I think
And my parents, they were Jews
They sent me here before the war started
I still remember some of the
Prayers they taught me

As a boy, I was told, I should never tell anyone
I was Jewish, even my wife
But after what happened on Tuesday
So many stories are gone, Just like that
I needed to tell someone

During El-Fagir When most people are asleep
It is easier to pray, but at Dhuhr
I can feel them watching me
Sometimes I catch them
When they think I'm not looking
And I can see the fear in their eyes

Excuse me?
Beulah wanted me to check on you
The library's open for anyone looking
For some peace, and a quiet place to pray

Ya'aseh shalom (ya'aseh)
Ya'aseh shalom (shalom)
Shalom aleinu v'al kol Yisrael
Ya'aseh shalom (ya'aseh)
Ya'aseh shalom (shalom)
Shalom aleinu v'al kol Yisrael

Oh master, grant me that
I may never seek so much
To be consoled
As to console
To be understood
As to understand
To be loved
As so to love with all my soul

Make me a channel of your peace
Where there's despair in life
Let me bring hope
Where there is darkness, only light
And where there is sadness
And thy joy