Seed of the Church

For the survivors and families of those persecuted in the name of Christ.

I've bled a lot for a heart so young
Many a sad song I have sung
Low in grief my head I've hung
I've bled a lot for a heart so young

I've born a lot for arms so weak
Such things of which I dare not speak
Weight with which my poor bones creak
Yes I've born a lot for arms so weak

I've seen a lot for eyes so dry
Seen enough to make a grown man cry
Seen things be born only to die
I've seen a lot for eyes so dry

I've heard a lot for ears so small
Heard many a desperate, anguished call
With no way I could help them all
I've heard a lot for ears so small

But with all I've seen and all I've heard
I'll stand alone upon the Word
With all I've born and all I've done
Yet at the last I will see the Son

This earth, it holds not pleasure for me
I long, yes I long, to be in glory
I'll sing to You in a bright new tongue

O I've born a lot for a heart so young

the blood of martyrs is the seed of the Church ~ Tertullian