Water For A Thirsty Land (LP)

[00:17.87]Every morning city dwellers, Factory workers and bank tellers [00:23.09]Go to earn their keep in jobs from nine to five. [00:28.31]And the housewife hangs out washing, Scrubs the floor and does the cooking [00:33.45]And keeps the family happy and alive. [00:38.51]But if we'd care to live more selflessly, Just starting in the family [00:44.33]We'd help to build the world of peace For which we strive. [00:49.27]What the ordinary man can do [00:54.73]Perhaps this is the missing clue [00:59.51]'Cause most of us on earth Are ordinary people [01:05.05]Living our lives the same thing every day [01:08.35]But ordinary men can do extraordinary things [01:14.71]Only we would let God show the way. [01:18.91]What the ordinary man can do [01:53.86]Perhaps this is the missing clue [01:58.86]'Cause most of us on earth Are ordinary people [02:05.18]Living our lives the same thing every day [02:10.42]But ordinary men can do extraordinary things [02:15.14]Only we would let God show the way. [02:20.20]There are some who earn the wages [02:23.26]There are some who turn the pages [02:25.82]And some with brains— [02:27.30]And some with very few! [02:29.54]There are some who [02:36.00]And some who say that all ways must be new. [02:39.02]Some who sleep out in the street, Some who laugh and some who weep, There's me and you. [02:51.72]What the ordinary man can do, there are acts the system is in lieu. [03:02.20]'Cause most of us on earth Are ordinary people, Living our lives [03:12.34]Ordinary men can do extraordinary things lf only we would let God show the way.

[00:05.46]Look at the children down in the street [00:10.58]Dust in their hair and dust on their feet, [00:16.27]Light in their eyes, expectant and free, [00:19.53]Jumping and running to their destiny. [00:25.35]What is the future, [00:30.12]What is the future they'll see? [00:38.86]Will they see tyrants enthroned in the land? [00:42.29]Will they see science—their future all planned? [00:44.94]Will they see peace, or will they see war? [00:47.60]Will they hear famine knocking at the door? [00:50.25]What is the future, [01:01.78]What is the future they'll see? [01:11.03]Man soars through space to distant stars, [01:20.29]Yet to his neighbour, he lives behind prison bars. [01:25.35]What kind of power are men going to wield? [01:32.86]Will we show now that hate can be healed? [01:35.76]Can we turn steely softness to care? [01:38.25]Could we bring answers, [01:40.74]Hope where there's despair? [01:43.23]What is the future, [01:54.66]What is the future we'll see? [01:58.09]Look at the children down in the street, [02:01.52]Dust in their hair and dust on their feet, [02:04.95]Light in their eyes, expectant and free, [02:08.38]Jumping and running to their destiny. [02:11.81]What is the future— [02:23.24]What kind of future— [02:27.30]What is the future they'll see?

[00:42.13]Are you a man who goes where the wind blows, [00:47.79]Are you a man who goes where the wind blows, [00:52.74]Are you a man who goes where the wind blows you? [00:54.63]People have convictions of their own, [00:56.52]But they don't have the guts to stand alone. [00:58.41]They would rather be gently blown [01:00.30]Wherever the wind blows. [01:02.19]Men who don't fight for what they believe [01:05.71]Will condemn humanity [01:08.91]To drift upon a raging sea [01:13.51]Wherever the wind blows. [01:32.69]We need men who know where they're bound, [01:38.32]Men who will not be blown around, [01:41.64]Men who will stand their ground [01:45.38]Wherever the wind blows; [01:49.24]Men who will not be blown around— [01:52.75]Men who will stand their ground— [01:56.26]Men who know where they're. bound.

[00:09.26]From the largest egg ever laid on this earth [00:13.70]An ostrich named Oswald one day came: bi [00:18.14]He grew to be handsome, he grew to be sich [00:22.35]He could run like the wind, his legs were Xe) oe [00:26.98]Now Oswald, he had but one weakness, [00:31.08]When there was danger at hand, [00:35.26]Instead of facing things squarely, [00:39.26]He'd bury his head in the sand. [00:42.45]When his friends by the score used to ask him [00:47.00]Why he acted in such a strange way, [00:51.19]He'd gaze at them all in amazement, [00:54.33]And after a pause, he would say: [00:57.80]"With my head in the sand I've nothing to fear, [01:03.69]| quite forget that danger is near. [01:07.63]| don't know, so | don't care, [01:11.99]What | can't see just isn't there." [01:16.74]When Oswald was out for a walk in the morning, [01:23.23]A bird flying overhead gave him this warning: [01:27.41]"A fierce-looking lion is coming your way, [01:31.60]And | don't think he's had a square meal for a day." [01:36.37]Said our friend in a manner quite unperturbed: [01:39.79]"If | mind my own business, I'll not be disturbed. [01:45.08]\'ll make myself look like the bushes around." [01:48.75]So saying, he buried his head in the ground. [02:13.80]The lion drew closer, and said with a sigh: [02:17.60]"There's more to this than at first meets the eye. [02:22.09]I've seen bushes of hawthorn and bushes of tea, [02:26.54]But a bush made of feathers is quite new to me." [02:30.46]At first he thought he was going insane, [02:35.36]But his hunger had certainly sharpened his brain. [02:39.50]It didn't take long for the truth to get through— [02:43.38]The rest of the story, I'll leave up to you. [03:09.29]And when he had finished and eaten his course, [03:13.68]you? The king of the jungle was filled with remorse. [03:17.90]So he did as he thought [03:20.42]That great bird would have planned— [03:22.94]Dug a hole, and buried his bones in the sand. [03:29.38]You can write your own words to the last verse!

[00:04.62]Do you stand at the cross-road [00:08.52]At the cross-road of the world? [00:12.62]Where the joy and the sorrow, [00:16.56]Where the hopes and fears of tomorrow, [00:20.62]The hates and hurts of the past [00:24.18]All mingle and merge, [00:26.22]As the races and the nations all converge [00:32.04]At the cross-road. [00:33.88]Do you stand apart? [00:36.34]Or do you dare to let it all into your heart, [00:43.11]This world, this world at the cross-road? [00:48.87]Do you stand at the cross-road, [00:54.02]At the cross-road of your life? [01:41.31]Where at times it's lonely, [01:49.95]And you know there's one thing only [01:53.49]Still left for you to decide, [01:56.56]And you have to choose, [01:57.27]And you can't go back, [01:57.99]And you know you can't refuse [01:58.70]At the cross-road. [02:02.66]Many falter or fall, [02:06.62]But you know that for you it's nothing or all [03:08.24]As you stand, you stand at the cross-road.

[00:10.54]Hello light, [00:13.16]| call from the darkest night, [00:17.51]Running towards the sight [00:21.00]Of the dawn of day. [00:25.36]Bright the sky, [00:30.06]| wave all my dreams goodbye, [00:35.94]Better to live than die, [00:41.81]Welcome the day. [00:46.19]Gone the chains of my slavery, [00:53.37]Gone the depths of my misery. [00:56.53]God, oh God, you've been so good to me. [00:59.70]After pain [01:09.07]It's fresh as the summer rain, [01:41.50]Now | can feel again, [01:55.90]All that | touch is new. [02:24.00]Now | choose, [02:26.38]I've got nothing more to lose, [02:31.15]Your love | can't refuse, [02:35.12]Lord show me how to live. [02:39.10]Hello light, [02:39.90]| call from the darkest night, [02:40.80]Running towards the sight of the dawn.

[00:08.82]Water for a thirsty land, [00:12.03]Cool water, cool water, [00:14.59]Who'll bring water for a thirsty land? [00:22.29]Water for a thirsty land. [00:25.50]The world is like a desert [00:28.80]Where the land is parched and dry, [00:32.64]And people burn with a thirst for things [00:37.28]That just don't satisfy. [01:00.48]And millions drink from the rivers of hate [01:04.24]That seem so swift and sure. [01:07.48]They burn with a mighty passion [01:10.64]That can never bring a Cure. [01:16.50]There is a stream of water [01:32.12]That will fill and satisfy. [01:47.74]It comes to you as you give it away [01:52.48]And it never, never runs dry.

[00:07.60]These psychologists and sociologists have done lots [00:11.00]of experiments on rats and chimps. And they've [00:14.86]drawn all kinds of conclusions, which they think [00:18.60]apply to human beings—us. But we've done. our [00:22.67]own private research into rats. [00:24.84]So if you're in the rat race [00:29.96]Fighting for top place, [00:32.88]Ask yourself, [00:34.52]Pray, hey, can you tell [00:37.81]Just who might you find in the rat race? [00:45.20]These psychologists [00:45.93]Can teach their rats not to fight, [00:48.48]Or to steer to the left, [00:51.34]Or to veer to the right— [00:54.20]Come to think of it, | haven't come across a [00:57.34]psychologist who can teach his rats to go straight. [01:00.98]Maybe that's the difference between rats and [01:04.15]people. Maybe that's the difference between people [01:07.57]and psychologists! [01:28.11]If you mix up his signals, [01:30.14]Then the rat gets neurosis, [01:31.83]If you feed him on whisky, [01:34.50]Then his liver cirrhosises, [01:36.73]If you get him too high [01:39.24]He'll see myxomatosis— [01:40.49]The conclusion | come to, [01:42.39]Just what everyone knows is: [01:44.29]That rats behave an awful lot like human beings. [01:48.13]But the trouble really starts when human beings [01:51.85]start behaving like rats.

[00:10.86]We don't listen any more when teachers shout [00:16.44]Confusing facts, the aged fossils. [00:20.42]We get bored with all the clergymen who doubt [00:26.30]The very Acts of the Apostles. [00:28.09]Where can we turn, can we learn? [00:29.87]Our parents who conceive us, [00:37.55]Politicians who deceive us, [00:44.87]We've turned our backs on those, [00:49.31]Our eyes and ears are closed— [00:53.65]They can't reach us any more. [01:00.01]Who can we trust? [01:06.38]For we must [01:12.74]Find a light to shine inside us, [01:29.90]Something true to guide us, [01:32.04]But who will fire that spark [01:34.60]To lighten up the dark? [01:40.80]Is there anyone who'll walk beside us? [01:44.14]God, are you there [01:50.67]Inside us or above us? [01:58.84]God, do you care? [02:00.04]Can you be a God who loves us? [02:00.44]God, is it true that we can follow you? [02:00.84]That you have a special place [02:01.24]For each member of the human race, [02:01.64]Including me? [02:02.04]God, are you there? [02:02.44]Please be there and speak to me.

[00:14.38]Are people a problem or an answer? [00:19.30]ls a child a headache or a hope? [00:24.57]ls an empty mouth a load on man [00:28.84]Or does it give our greatness scope? [00:31.51]Are they a problem—or an answer? [00:36.44]ls a child a headache or a hope? [00:41.40]Will our lusts design our future [00:45.88]Or could we give the world a new goal? [00:52.60]Could hearts, heads, hands in plenty [01:01.57]Unite to restore our soul? [01:03.07]Are they a problem—or an answer? [01:11.63]ls a child a headache or a hope? [01:19.78]Could the masses of men and women [01:23.73]Be the jewels in a country's crown? [01:27.68]Could God control the stormiest will, [01:31.31]Could we choose His love, not His frown? [01:36.14]Could the masses of men and women [01:44.32]Be the jewels in a country's crown? [01:52.51]Then the workless would be workers, [01:56.10]The callous become men who care,— [01:59.69]A passion for souls would lift each heart, [02:04.81]The selfish decide to share. [02:08.71]For God doesn't limit His children, [02:12.25]There isn't enough for our greed, [02:17.05]But with giving men and heavenly plan [02:21.03]There is enough for every man's need, [02:24.33]Enough for every man's need, [02:29.95]Enough who care. [02:35.57]Then the old and young together would build [02:38.77]A world for every man to share.

[00:11.94]Listen— [00:13.38]To that voice within your heart, [00:21.97]It can tell you where to start. [00:25.07]And though the road seems long [00:27.73]And you can't see the way, [00:33.66]It's always there. [00:36.63]Today things happen so very fast, [00:39.54]It makes you wonder just how we'll last. [00:43.43]In a world torn with hatred and tears, [00:47.43]The noise and clamour fill my ears— [00:51.19]What can it be tomorrow? [00:58.56]Listen— [01:00.12]To that voice within your heart, [01:06.46]It can tell you where to start. [01:09.22]And though the road seems long [01:12.34]And you can't see the way [01:14.14]It's always there. [01:16.58]But when | listen at break of day, [01:23.09]The next step opens along the way. [01:28.31]A voice in my heart speaking still, [01:32.33]An end to chaos, if we will [01:36.92]Listen and obey— [01:40.55]Just listen. [01:42.97]Listen— [01:44.19]To that voice within your heart, [01:51.45]It can tell you where to start. [01:54.46]And though the road seems long, [01:57.05]Yet it can show the way—show the way [02:00.83]All the way, [02:02.03]If we listen [02:03.23]Listen.

[00:00.00]Have you heard the hope that's a-comin', [00:07.44]Can you hear it all around? [00:13.83]A hundred thousand voices [00:18.08]Now resound. [00:19.36]Hear them all on every hand [00:23.19]Calling out across the land. [00:26.38]Have you heard the hope that's a-comin'? [00:40.76]For hating men have found a better way [00:43.94]Than killing those who hurt them yesterday. [00:49.44]And selfish folk are starting now to care [00:53.00]For the needs of people everywhere. [01:15.92]And fear has lost its power to rule men's minds [01:21.86]With bitterness and lies with which it binds. [01:26.62]Where honesty has built the trust again [01:31.37]A love burns in the hearts of men.

[00:08.69]When you turn to the right hand, [00:13.41]And when you turn to the left, [01:46.73]Your ears shall hear [01:50.25]A word behind you saying: [01:54.64]"This is the way, walk ye in it." [02:01.68]And nations shall run unto you [02:29.08]Because of the Lord your God.