Eli Eli / Three Children Lyrics

Eli, Eli, I pray that these things never end:

The sand and the sea

The rush of the waters

The crash of the heavens

This prayer in my heart:

That the life of any child

Shall be forever sacred to us all.

We may long for this with all our hearts

But how we fail to make it so

For above all things in this life we must hold

Let it be that our children may live to grow old.

Eli, Eli, I pray that these things never end:

The sand and the sea

The rush of the waters

The crash of the heavens

This prayer in my heart:

Though it may pain us to see it so clear

May we know it, and name it, and speak it out loud.

May we feel it and see it and not look away,

Witness for those who suffer every day:

Her broken body – a sight so obscene.

A desecration of life

And for what does it mean?

A prayer to be sung to Gaza today,

For all who are taken before they could say:

Eli, Eli, I pray that these things never end:

The sand and the sea

The rush of the waters

The crash of the heavens

This prayer in my heart:

Now Look to this child, who's pain is so deep

A body may heal, but the sorrow will keep.

And this sorrow will harden and deepen with age.

We'll know this sorrow when it comes back as rage.

So pray for my children and your children too

For sorrow unseen brings sorrow anew.

And pray for tomorrow, that this cycle may cease.

In our children's lifetime, may they know peace.

Eli, Eli, I pray that these things never end:

The sand and the sea

The rush of the waters

The crash of the heavens

This prayer in my heart: