Conviction

Atrocities, injustice
The weight of these could crush us
How should we live in light
Of what we know

To reconcile a balance
Let our blessings meet the challenge
To do what's right
And fight what's wrong

When truth exposes horror
And our hearts are brought to sorrow
There's no need waiting
For a call

But I've been watching helpless
The orphans and the oppressed
The problems great
And I'm so small

But helpless is not a word of the redeemed
The power of the Lord's within our means
When we receive Him
His heart aches for those in need
And He is on our side as we proceed
To love them

Guilty by association
Ignoring the abominations
Knowing bears the weight
To do

I will run from indecision
Will not wallow without vision
Jobs are many
But workers few

And helpless is not a word of the redeemed
The power of the Lord's within our means
When we receive Him
His heart aches for those in need
And He is on our side as we proceed
To love them
Oh help us love them