Mercy

Watching the "Hand in Hand" benefit concert on television tonight - thinking of all of the people whose lives have been devastated by Hurricane Irma - and of all the people who have stepped outside themselves to help - to love - to be the change that we so desperately need.


The song says that we can't give up and wait for God to intercede.  Maybe God does intercede - through us.

Mercy
 
Don't give up, I know you can see
All the world and the mess that we're making
Can't give up and hope God will intercede
Come on back, imagine that we could get it together

Stand up for what we need to be
'Cause crime won't save or feed a hungry child
Can't lay down and hope a miracle will change things

So lift up your eyes, lift up your heart
Singing, mercy will we overcome this
Oh, one by one, could we turn it around
Maybe carry on just a little bit longer
And I'll try to give you what you need 

Me and you, and you, and you just wanna be free
But you see, all the world is just as we've made it
And until we got a new world I've got to say
That love is not a whisper or a weakness
No, love is strong, so we got to get together
Yeah, gotta get, gotta get, gotta get
'Til there is no reason to fight

Mercy, will we overcome this
Oh, one by one, could we turn it around
Maybe carry on just a little bit longer
And I'll try to give you what you need

Mercy, will we overcome this
Have we come too far to turn it around
Ask too much to be a little bit stronger
But I wanna give you what you need

Mercy, will we overcome this
Oh, one by one, could we turn it around
Maybe carry on just a little bit longer
And I'll try to give you what you need

Mercy, will we overcome this
Have we come too far to turn it around
Ask too much to be a little bit stronger
But I wanna give you what you need

Songwriter:  Dave Matthews