Petra - Hollow Eyes lyrics

Words & Music by Bob Hartman

Another day in Nigeria the children beg for bread

The crops failed, the well ran dry

When they lost the watershed

A baby dies, its mother cries the children gather 'round

They're wondering what the day will bring

Will they be the next one found

Do you dare to look into their hollow eyes

In the crowded sheds the children lay their heads

To escape the Haitian heat

The hunger pains drive them to the street

Wondering if today they'll eat

Some found food in the refuse heap

Others find disease

Some find it harder just to live

When they can die with ease

Do you dare to look into their hollow eyes

The least of these is hungry

The least of these is sick

The least of these needs clothing

The least of these needs drink

The least of these knows sorrow

The least of these knows grief

The least of these suffers pain

And Jesus is his name