Have Mercy on Our Land (lyrics)

I've been judged and been found guilty, but with no trial, no crime.
No choice for this unwanted one. No time for hope. No hope for time.
Is no one there to plead for me? Does no one hear my cry?
I want to live, to laugh, to love... I want my life. Don't let me die!

How can they take my precious life and forfeit my first breath?
They know that I have done no wrong. Still, they sentence me to death.
I've never seen them face to face. I wonder who they are.
Their hearts, once tender, now are hard. A nation's glory sadly marred...

Have mercy on our land... mercy on our land.
The blood of innocence cries out.
It's on our hearts. It's on our hands.

As they stumbled in the darkness, they crossed the Danger Line.
More lives may now be sacrificed as tragically as they take mine...

Have mercy on our land... mercy on our land.
The blood of innocence cries out.
It's on our hearts. It's on our hands.
It's on our hearts. It's on our hands.


c 2006 B Philp