If Anybody Hears Us

If Anybody Hears Us

Verse 1

There’s a light on in the corner house
Though the hour’s getting late
Someone’s sitting at the kitchen table
With more than they can take

The world outside keeps turning
Like nothing’s gone amiss
But somewhere in the quiet
A whispered prayer begins

Chorus

If anybody hears us
If anybody knows
The fears we keep behind our smiles
The hurts we never show

If anybody hears us
When hope is wearing thin
Send a little light to guide us
Till we find our way again

Verse 2

There’s a man inside a parked car
Staring through the rain
Trying hard to find an answer
That never seems to come

And somewhere in a hospital
A mother bows her head
Holding on to faith alone
Beside a waiting bed

Chorus

If anybody hears us
If anybody knows
The fears we keep behind our smiles
The hurts we never show

If anybody hears us
When hope is wearing thin
Send a little light to guide us
Till we find our way again

Bridge

Then I thought about the millions
Scattered through the night
In little rooms and lonely places
Searching for a light

Every whispered prayer ascending
Every silent plea
Rising from the hearts of ordinary souls
Like waves upon the sea

Build

And maybe we’re not shouting
Into emptiness above

Maybe every cry is carried

By something greater than our love

Final Chorus

You can hear us
You have always known
The fears we keep behind our smiles
The burdens we have borne

You can hear us
Through every age and land

And every lonely voice tonight
Is safely in Your hands

Lyrics Michael Forty

Voice Michael Forty