LYRICS
10. For orphans and The King
Words by Jeremy N. Willet / Music by Willet
For you know, the grace of our God
That though He was rich, for our sake became poor
For children that sleep, on the side of the street
And widows that cry out, crying for peace
She opens her arms, and reaches her hand
Till the poor will have hope
Till the broken find peace
And the hurting will know that there is help on the way
Till the hungry are fed
Till the children go free
We can’t sleep; we are for orphans and The King
What we do, for the least of these
We do unto our father; God’s love covers all of us
There is dirt in the water, and dirt on their hands
And dirt on their feet from trying to stand
One third of us have enough to make it through the day
One third of us find it hard, but still we find a way
One third of us sleep alone, because we didn’t have enough
God’s love covers all of us
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EXPLANATION
In 2006, UNAIDS reported that,
“There are … more than 15 million [children] world-wide who are orphans due to AIDS.”
The Bible is full of scripture encouraging the church to care for the poor.
“So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.”
- Job 5:16
“A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor.”
- Proverbs 22:9
“She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy.”
- Proverbs 31:20
“For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, so that you through his poverty might become rich.”
-2 Corinthians 8:9
For the album, it was a pleasure to invite our dad to sing harmony on the chorus of this song. We are truly blessed to have a family that is willing to make sacrifices to help others in need.
In a hotel room in Africa in February of 2007, I wrote in my journal,
“If WILLET as a band never sells another record, never does another tour, and never succeeds in the music industry, but one child has food because of our efforts, then this was all worth it. “
For more information, and to sponsor your own child, please visit
www.fh.org/willetonline
I would like to conclude “THE WRITINGS” with a saying from Kenya,
“If you think you are too small to make a difference, you have never spent the night with a mosquito.”
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