A Song for Martin Luther King

Lyrics:

Let us turn our thoughts today to Martin Luther King

And recognize that there are ties between us,

All men and women living on the earth,
Ties of hope and love, Sister and brotherhood.
That we are bound together in our desire to see the world become

A place in which our children can grow free and strong

We are bound together by the task that stands before us

And the road that lies ahead.
We are bound and we are bound.

There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist.

There is a hunger in the center of the chest.
There is a passage through the darkness and the mist.
And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest.

chorus:

Shed a little light, oh lord

So that we can see

Just a little light, oh lord

Wanna stand it on up

Stand it on up, oh lord

Wanna walk it on down

Shed a little light, oh lord

Can't get no light from the dollar bill.

Don't give me no light from a tv screen
When I open my eyes wanna drink my fill
From the well on the hill
(do you know what I mean? )

There is a feeling like the clenching of a fist
There is a hunger in the center of the chest
There is a passage through the darkness and the mist
And though the body sleeps the heart will never rest

Oh, let us turn our thoughts today

To Martin Luther King
And recognize that there are ties between us,
All men and women living on the earth
Ties of hope and love
Sister and brotherhood…