On The Deck Of A Spanish Sailing Ship, 1492 (Brown Jason Robert)

Lord, we take this journey To find a promised land Lord, we take this journey To find a promised land And we believe in your power We believe in your power We believe in your power But the end is so close, So close at hand Lord, these men are hungry There just hasn't been enough And the journey's been so rough And, Lord, these men are hurting They implore me to go back As the planks beneath them crack And I know it's my responsibility But I'm starving too And I hurt, I do And I'm lost I believe in my responsibility But I need to see If the fruits will be worth the cost So I'm begging you, Lord You gotta stop, take a look At your children who believe in this promised land Have mercy, Lord Stop their suffering and their woe Stop, shine your light on these children Who have faith in your guiding hand I'm just begging Lord ‘Cause there's no place else to go I am unworthy, Lord Lord, this ship is crowded And the men are tired an worn But another baby's born And, Lord, this ship is broken And the sails are ripped and old But the winds are rough and cold And I know it's my responsibility When I ride the sea These men turn to me for a sign I believe in my responsibility But I can't be sure When it's time for your light to shine So I'm begging you, Lord To make it stop Take a look at your children Who believe in this promised land Have mercy, Lord Give a sign to let us know Stop, shine your light on these children Who have faith in your guiding hand I'm just begging, Lord ‘Cause there's no place else to go Lord, save this child I am not strong enough I am not strong enough Lord, save my soul I am unworthy Lord, take my hand I am not strong enough I am not strong enough Lord, take my heart I am unworthy Lord, give me hope I am not strong enough I am not strong enough Lord, give me light I am unworthy I am unworthy Stop, take a look At the children, at the children Who believe in this promised land You gotta have mercy, Lord Have mercy, Lord Give us strength so that we can grow Stop, shine your light On these children who have faith divine command I'm just begging, Lord I'm just begging you, Lord I know I am unworthy But there's no place else to go A new world calls across the ocean A new world calls across the ocean A new world calls across the sky