America's Answer: "If My people..."

“If My people which are called by My name, shall humble themselves and pray, and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land” (2 Chronicles 7:14).

Looking back across the years there surely was a day

America was not ashamed and not afraid to say:

 “America, America, God shed His grace on thee!”

We gratefully acknowledged it was God Who made us free.

But the glory of those former days is fading from our view;

It seems as if we can’t remember what we surely knew.

Lord, give us eyes to see again and hearts to understand,

And ears to hear and heed Your voice that You may heal our land.

Looking now across our land, what troubling things we see! 

America is scarred with crime and immorality;

The sacrifice of unborn children rages like a flood. 

How long can God retrain His wrath and not avenge their blood?

Marriages and families are broken every day. 

Our children learn that promises are made to cast away,

And love is just a word the means our sinful, selfish lust. 

Revive us, Lord, to own again the words:  “In God we trust!”

How far we’ve gone from You, O Lord, like sheep have gone astray! 

Look down from heaven with compassion, cast us not away.

Restore to us a righteousness that glorifies Your name. 

We own our guiltiness, O Lord, acknowledging our shame.

Turn us again as in the days Josiah came to reign. 

Lord, send Your Spirit that we may not live our lives in vain.

Before the shout when Jesus comes to gather all His own,

Revive us Lord with softened hearts replacing hearts of stone.