Hear Our Voice
By Thabo SEPHUMA
Hear our voice,
For it is the voice of all,
Poor people living in the midst of poverty
people living with HIV
among individuals and nations.
Hear our voice
For it is the voice of all children
Who suffer and will suffer
When their parents dies to AIDS-related illness,
B’cause they’re unable to afford HIV medications
Hear our voice,
When we beg you to instil
Into the hearts of all human beings
The wisdom of love, the strength of care,
And the joy of fellowship.
Hear our voice
For we speak for the multitudes
And in every history
Who do not want to see others suffers
And are ready to walk the road of human-kind.
Hear our voice
And grant insight and strength
So that we may always respond to hatred with love
To injustice with total immense dedication to justice
To need, with the sharing of self
To war with peace
To hunger with healthy food.
O Lord, hear our voice
And grant unto the world
Your everlasting humanity and love.
Amen