Hymn: Listen, my people

Listen, my people, when you pray,
take the time to really listen to my voice;
For I will speak to you today;
I will speak with you today.
I will be with you today.
Yes, I will.

When you sit and you pray
What do you say to me today?
Does it come from your heart
Said on my part in every way?

Listen, my people, when you pray,
take the time to really listen to my voice;
For I will speak to you today;
I will speak with you today.
I will be with you today.
Yes, I will.

When the words aren't enough
Speaking's too rough,
Please let me in.
Close your mouth, not your mind
And you will find my voice within.

Listen, my people, when you pray,
take the time to really listen to my voice;
For I will speak to you today;
I will speak with you today.
I will be with you today.
Yes, I will.

I, your God, want to be the light you see,
Making you free.
Open up, let my love, come as a dove,
And, my people, be.

Listen, my people, when you pray,
take the time to really listen to my voice;
For I will be your God today;
For I will be your God today;
For I will be your God today.

Yes, I will.
Yes, I will.
Yes, I AM.

Words and Music: Peter L. Haynes (1980)
used by permission