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