Listen To The Children Lyrics

Let none despise your youth

There's no height requirement on truth

You have every right to be heard

The number of your years,

Your degrees, all your accolades are moot,

Aren't the measure of your worth

In his kingdom

The little ones come

To his open arms

And a little child will lead them

Listen to the children

Listen to the young

The Spirit of God moves them

And speaks with their tongues

And wisdom's not a fallout of titles or age

So listen very carefully

To what the young ones say

Who then will have the guts

The humility to set aside their pride, and that practised cynicism?

From the mouths of babes

We have heard of our sins: the ways we've failed.

And they're pleading for their elders...

Please to change

Before it's too late!

And in Jesus' name

The little ones will lead us

Listen to the children

Listen to the young

The Spirit of God moves them

And speaks with their tongues

And wisdom's not a fallout of titles or age

So listen very carefully

To what the young ones say

Can you hear their voice -

Those we patronise and told to settle down -

Like we forget they are people

Adults fear to lose

Any drop of the power they revere;

Any changes to the Hell they

Leave the children

The one's we've betrayed,

They're a conscience today

To the older generations

Listen to the children

Listen to the young

The Spirit of God moves them

And speaks with their tongues

And wisdom's not a fallout of titles or age

So listen very carefully

To what the young ones say

Listen to your children

Listen to the young

Theirs is the kingdom

They're his little ones

These are our examples,

The ones who are leading

Listen to your children

Open up your ears

Listen very carefully

Open up your ears!