PRAYING WITH OUR FEET
Music by Rabbi Joe Black and Steve Brodsky © 2017 Rabbi Joe Black and Steve Brodsky
Lyrics by Rabbi Joe Black © 2017 Rabbi Joe Black (based on a statement by Rabbi Dr. Abraham Joshua Heschel) All rights reserved.
Let us gather all together in the cold and in the heat.
And make a vow that history’s cruel lessons won’t repeat
We will not stand idly by
And watch our values die
When we heed the call for justice we are praying with our feet.
CHORUS:
Hear our footsteps on the pavement /let them echo in the street.
Feel the longing in our hearts/ growing stronger with each beat.
It’s time to take a stand
We’re marching hand in hand
When we heed the call for justice we are praying with our feet.
From the California coast, to Selma’s cruel concrete
From the towers of New York City to the fields of Kansas wheat
Wherever people are divided
By justice that’s one sided
When our voices rise in protest we are praying with our feet.
Hear our footsteps on the pavement /let them echo in the street.
Feel the longing in our hearts/ growing stronger with each beat.
It’s time to take a stand
We’re marching hand in hand
When our voices rise in protest we are praying with our feet.
BRIDGE:
The poor, the tired, the huddled masses yearning to breathe free
The homeless and the helpless, renegades and refugees
The soldiers coming home to their loved ones – oh so sweet
They all march side by side when they’re praying with their feet
In the classroom in the courtroom and the Executive suite
The healing of our world awaits – our task is incomplete
Our work we may not finish
But our passion won’t diminish
When we work for freedom’s promise we are praying with our feet
Hear our footsteps on the pavement /let them echo in the street.
Feel the longing in our hearts/ growing stronger with each beat.
It’s time to take a stand
We’re marching hand in hand
When we work for freedom’s promise we are praying with our feet
Repeat Chorus – last line 3x with these words:
When we work for freedom’s promise we are praying with our feet
When our voices rise in protest we are praying with our feet
When we heed the call for justice we are praying with our feet