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.