(Amy Grant, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Gary Chapman, Jerry McPherson)

One had vision

One came bringing its doom

One saw napalm

One heard the man in the moon

We were children of promise

We were heirs to their dreams



[Chorus:]

Tell me, why then is the hand slow

And the dog bites, well, I don't know

But the sky will fall

And heads will roll

And it's all that we can do

To wait for the healing



Hungry hearted reason coming of age

Running headlong into the latest rage

Always reaching within us

Claiming the answers are there



[Chorus]



For to carry on

For to stand when all is said and done

In the shadow of the rising sun

Longing, waiting for the healing



We are children of promise

We are heirs to the dream



[Chorus]



For to carry on

For to stand when all is said and done

In the shadow of the rising sun

Longing, waiting for the healing