Don’t cry for me Africa I’ll never let you fade Your voices echo in my heart Your songs They never fray I see the pain The silent tears Etched deep within your soul But in the longest Blackest night The Lord will make you whole Don’t cry for me Africa Your prayers will rise on high The Lord will send His hope and love Beneath this endless sky Lift your spirits Raise your voice Let every desert sing For in the ashes of your grief He’s growing sacred things I hear the mothers call His name Their hands are worn and scarred The children dancing barefoot Still shining in the dark I see the fathers bending low Yet standing in their faith And through the dust of broken streets He walks a hidden way Don’t cry for me Africa Your prayers will rise on high The Lord will send His hope and love Beneath this endless sky Lift your spirits Raise your voice (hallelujah) Let every valley ring For in the bruises of your past He’s crowning you as king From the rivers to the red earth (oh) He knows every name Every village Every heartbeat Held inside His grace When the world forgets your story He remembers every line Africa Beloved child His mercy is your light Don’t cry for me Africa Your prayers will rise on high The Lord will send His hope and love Beneath this endless sky Lift your spirits Raise your voice Let every heart proclaim Africa The Lord is near He’s healing you by name
