Key: A
Introduction:
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Everyday they pass me by, I can see it in their eyes.
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Empty people filled with care, headed who knows where.
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On they go through private pain, living fear to fear,
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Laughter hides their silent cries, only Jesus hears.
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People need the Lord, people need the Lord.
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At the end of broken dreams, He's the open door.
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People need the Lord, people need the Lord.
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When will we realize...people need the Lord?
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We are called to take His light to a world where wrong seems right.
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What would be too great a cost for sharing life with one who's lost?
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Through His love our hearts can feel all the grief they bear.
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They must hear the words of life only we can share.
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That we... must give our lives for
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People need the Lord, people need the Lord.
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