Scott Roley - Within My Reach lyrics

We agree that love should be The purpose of the earth The way you love your neighbor Is a measure of your worth Can you hear a baby if she cries out in the ghetto And if you do is she within your reach Beating swords to plowshares Is the hope for all good men No matter what their government Their race their creed their land When you count the warheads we have pointed at each other How do we place peace within our reach Lord I must stand against the madness Knowing in my weakness you will be made strong Through a simple serving spirit of gladness Help me Jesus stand against the wrong And even as you have touched me I will touch the ones you place within my reach Loving one another Is the way to heal the hurt Spending time with you Lord Is the only way love works I can see the old men who are drowning in their bottles I can feel the heartache of the lonely and the troubled I can see the children being murdered in their mothers Lord I must stand against the madness Knowing in my weakness you will be made strong Through a simple serving spirit of gladness Help me Jesus stand against the wrong And even as you have touched me I will touch the ones you place within my reach