For These Times Lyrics - Waking Up Laughing - Martina Mcbride

In these times in which we live 

Where the worst of what we live 

Is laid out for all the world on the front page 

And the sound of someone's heartbreak 

Is a sound bite at the news break 

With a close shot of the tears rollin' down their face 

Blessed be the child who turns a loving eye 

And stops to pray 

For these times in which we live 

In these most uncertain hours 

Where the balance of power 

Is a fight that is fought every day 

And freedom is a word 

Some cry out and some whisper 

And some are just too quick to give away 

Blessed be the one who stands by the one 

On the battle line 

For these times in which we live 

Well, give me a heart 

Full of tender mercy 

And arms I will open wide 

For these times in which we live 

Seems like the only answer is 

Givin' up on findin' one at all 

And we hide behind unsure 

Pull the blinds and lock the doors 

And hang a pleasant picture on the wall 

Blessed is the believer who knows love is our redeemer 

And the only breath of life 

For these times in which we live 

Well, give me a heart 

Full of tender mercy 

And arms I will open wide 

Yeah, give me words full of loving kindness 

And hands ready to hold up a light 

For these times in which we live 

For these times in which we live 

Blessed be the child, oh 

Yeah, for these times 

Everybody, just stop and pray 

For these times in which we live