Story Behind The Song

The world can use a little prayer.

Song Description

Piano based story of a personal rediscovery of prayer. Song builds from simple piano/vocal to added cello to choir-like background vocals and circles back to single voice and simple piano again.

Lyrics

ORDINARY PRAYER

HERE IS AN ORDINARY PRAYER
WHEN YOUR TROUBLES TAKE THEIR TOLL LET IT REASSURE YOUR SOUL
MY HEART LONGED FOR TENDING AND REPAIR
I WAS DOWN IN SUCH A STATE, IN A CRISIS OF MY FAITH
I COULDN'T SEE, INSIGNIFICANT AS I AM
WHO'D HEAR ME AMONG THE MILLIONS CRYIN' EVERYDAY
I FORGOT HOW TO PRAY
GUIDE BLESS HEAL AND PROTECT US TODAY NO I COULD NOT ASK
GUIDE AND BLESS HEAL AND PROTECT US TODAY

THEN I TRIED AN ORDINARY PRAYER
I LEARNED IT FROM A FRIEND IN NEED WITH HIS HEART UPON HIS SLEEVE
HIS PLEA TOUCHED ME, CAUGHT ME UNAWARE
THERE I WAS FALLING APART WHEN I OPENED UP MY HEART
AND I KNEW, IT WAS SO OVERWHELMING
THROUGH AND THROUGH I FELT THE SPIRIT TELL ME, IT'S OK
THEN I BROKE DOWN AND PRAYED
GUIDE BLESS HEAL AND PROTECT US TODAY MY HUMBLE REQUEST
GUIDE AND BLESS HEAL AND PROTECT US TODAY

GOD IN YOUR INFINITE WISDOM GUIDE THE CHOICES WE MAKE
BLESS EVERY DECISION, PLEASE BLESS OUR MISTAKES
PROTECT US FROM DANGER, GUARD US FROM OUR SELF-WILL
KEEP STILL THE EVIL OF STRANGERS
HEAL OUR PAIN, GRANT US STRENGTH TO BUILD AGAIN

YOU MAY TAKE THIS ORDINARY PRAYER
I AM PASSING IT ALONG, YOU CAN HAVE IT FOR A SONG
SEND YOUR DREAMS RISING HIGHER IN THE AIR
WHERE THEY GATHER UP ABOVE IN A PRAYER OF PEACE AND LOVE
HERE BELOW, DON'T YOU KNOW WE ALL NEED IT
JUST LET GO, WON'T YOU LISTEN AND REPEAT IT WHEN I SAY
OH GOD HEAR US PRAY
GUIDE BLESS HEAL AND PROTECT US TODAY MY HUMBLE REQUEST
GUIDE AND BLESS HEAL AND PROTECT US
GUIDE AND BLESS HEAL AND PROTECT US
GUIDE BLESS HEAL AND PROTECT US TODAY

Jane Godfrey
©2007