CAN WE STOP TO HEAR THEIR CRY
Words and music by Jennifer Giles
© Son Sound Music
Key: F#
Verse 1: F#2 B2
In a corner of an alley a young woman sits in despair
G#m7 F#2/A# B2 C#sus4 C#
Crying out with her last thread of hope is there anyone really out there
G#m7 C# F#2 B2
She holds her baby close to her as tears flow down her cheeks
G#m7 F#/A# G#m7 C#7sus4 C#7
I don’t have much to offer you no hope can I see
Chorus: F#2 F#2/A# C#/B B2 F#/A G#7 G#7/C C#9sus4 C#2
Can we stop to hear the bro - ken can we stop to hear their cry
F#2 F#2/A F#2/B G#m7 F#/A# B6 F#/C# C#sus4 C#
Can we lend a hand to one who’s in need or will we let them die
G#m7 C#7 F#2 C#/F D#m7
We must remember their soul will live too
G#m7 C#7 F#2 C#/F D#m7
We must lift His name in all we say and do
G#m7 F#/A# G#m7 C#sus4 C# F#
We can’t let them die oh can you hear their cry
Verse 2: F#2 B2
On a nice bench in a big church a man cries out to the lord
G#m7 F#2/A# B2 C#sus4 C#
I don’t know if I can make it which path should I try
G#m7 C# F#2 B2
His mind is in a turmoil he’s feeling down and blue
G#m7 F#/A# G#m7 C#7sus4 C#7
His heart is silently breaking Christians where were you