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Be fore I lay me down to (Am)rest,
I ask the Lord one small re (Am)quest.
I know I have all I could (Am)need,
but this (Bb)prayer is (Bbmaj7)not for (C7sus)me.
Too man y peo ple on this (Am)day
don’t have a peace ful place to (Am)stay.
(Bb)Let all fight ing cease, that your (F)chil dren may see peace; wipe their (Gm7)tears of (F)sor row a (C7sus)way.
To be (F)lieve
in a (Am)day
when (Bb)hun ger and (Csus)war will (C)pass a (Dm)way;
to (C)have the (Bbmaj7)hope
a (C)midst de (Dm)spair
that (Gm7)ev ’ry spar row’s (F)count ed, that you (Bb)hear each cry and (G)lis ten to each (F)prayer.
Let me try al ways to be (Am)lieve
that we can hear the hearts that (Am)grieve.
Please (Bb)help us not ig nore
the an (F)guished cries of the (Dm7)poor, or their (Gm7)pain will (F)nev er (C7sus)leave.
(C7sus)To be (F)prayer.
To be (G)lieve
in a (Bm)day
when (C)hun ger and (C)war will (D)pass a (Em)way;
to (D)have the (C)hope
a (D)midst de (Em)spair
that (Am7)ev ’ry spar row’s (G)count ed, that you (C)hear each cry and (A)lis ten to each (D)prayer.
(Hear each cry and lis ten to each prayer.)
Help us (Am7)do your will, oh (G)Fath er, in the (C)name of all that’s (G)true, and we’ll (Am7)see in one an (G)oth er the (Cm6)lov ing (D7sus)im age
(D)of (G)You.
This page shows “To Believe” by Jackie Evancho in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 76 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.