The Prayer of the Children

This film is dedicated to the real victims of war, hatred and unforgiving hearts: Children.

This serves as but a part of my prayer for those who have suffered at places such as Columbine, Africa, Virginia Tech, Chechnya and other war-torn, hate filled places. Though we may not be able to cause the wars abroad to cease, we can cause the wars within our hearts and homes to end. Forgive and love others. Truly these small and simple steps can eventually cause great and powerful strides in the world.

"The Prayer of the Children" by Kurt Bestor and Sam Cardon

Can you hear the prayer of the children?
On bended knee, in the shadow of an unknown room
Empty eyes with no more tears to cry
Turning heavenward toward the light

Crying jesus, help me
To see the morning light-of one more day
But if i should die before i wake,
I pray my soul to take

Can you feel the hearts of the children?
Aching for home, for something of their very own
Reaching hands, with nothing to hold on to,
But hope for a better day a better day

Crying jesus, help me
To feel the love again in my own land
But if unknown roads lead away from home,
Give me loving arms, away from harm

Can you hear the voice of the children?
Softly pleading for silence in a shattered world?
Angry guns preach a gospel full of hate,
Blood of the innocent on their hands

Crying jesus, help me
To feel the sun again upon my face,
For when darkness clears i know you're near,
Bringing peace again

Dali cujete sve djecje molitive?
(croatian translation:
'can you hear all the children's prayers?')
Can you hear the prayer of the children?

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• God
• Poverty
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• Forgiveness

[crazyclarinetgirl]

14 people don't have compassion for others less fortunate than them

[SquidlyCat]

People may not know, but all of us are the same.

We bleed

Feel pain

Grow up

And Al have been born.

Why must people make war? And kill millions?

We all need to know that even if we do not look alike. We are all family.

[mmmpie89]

You forgot to mention Iraq and Afghanistan in your description there buddy boy. You know, the places we actually had some control over in introducing war. I guess you only meant war caused by groups you're not a part of.

[nerdWNL]

the true meaning of this song comes from a man teaching music in Africa during war whom would daily visit a childrens hospital for the wounded.

one day he came back and absolutely nothing was left, the hospital had been bombed over night.

he immediatly went back to his tent to write this.

19 people better feel pretty bad right now

[bluebelt224]

God I love this song! My school's Chorale is doing it and it literally brings a tear to your eye.

[ragingsun1]

@DuchessBTRCP Ever to consider that there's something called reverb that happens a lot when an acapella of guys do this in a recording studio?

[machinegrl]

People who dislike this really have no heart at all

[Lijrobert]

This song always makes me cry, are choir did it and I almost cried right there

[KoFotoFactory1]

Thank you, Seth. This is so well done. I make the same kind of media: movies made of photos and music. And i say, the photos, the pan&zoom, the slow dissolve, the music, the synchronicity of image and sound and meaning are unerringly put together to embody a most powerful and needed teaching for true inner and world peace.

Another heart-expanding mind-blowing version, by the OSA Concert Choir, directed by my friend Lisa Forkish, also on YouTube.

Ko Blix

[DuchessBTRCP]

@andrewilliamseales probably because the version of the song is horribly done. I love this song, and I do not like this version. Too much mechanical crap distorting the natural voice. Give me a real, unchanged voice.

[laurabrake1]

This is so sad but it's also beautiful. Excellent post. Laura