O Child, Wait for the Lord

from Come Child by Monica Laytham

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I cried out to the Lord
I cried all through the night
I cried out to the Lord, but the Lord stayed silent
so I finally just fell asleep.

O child, wait for the Lord
O child, wait for the Lord
O child, wait for the Lord -
Wait for the Lord, child -
Wait 'cause the good Lord sees.

I wandered from my home
I walked all through this land
I wandered from my home, and I walked all alone
'cause nobody came to walk with me

O child, wait for the Lord
O child, wait for the Lord
O child, wait for the Lord -
Wait for the Lord, child -
Wait 'cause the good Lord sees

I sat down to rest my bones
I sat still to rest my soul
I sat down to rest my bones
and the silence rang louder than the sea

Be still and know I am God
Be still and know I am God
Be still and know I am God
O wait for the Lord, child -
Wait 'cause the good Lord sees

O child, wait for the Lord
O child, wait for the Lord
O child, wait for the Lord -
Wait for the Lord, child -
Wait 'cause the good Lord sees.

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from Come Child, released November 29, 2015

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Monica Laytham Evanston, Illinois

After a long life in Chicago, Monica now lives on a catholic worker farm in the rural midwest.

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becoming home

Apr 2016
Come Child

Nov 2015
Psalm 139

Jan 2012

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