Beryl Seaton - Yesterday I Cried

Yesterday i cried....
I cried not for myself, but for others

I cried for unborn chrildren
Those who never got to see their mothers smile
I cried for hungry children all over the world

I cried for victims of hate crimes
Young men and women who were cut off in their prime

I cried for mothers whose children are imprisoned
I cried for young girls whose occupation is prostitution

Those young adicts hocked on sex, drug and alchohol
For them i just hand my head and bawl

I felt their pain as if it was my own
I felt the agony of the mother who had just lost her son

I felt the pain of knives, gun shots, I felt real pain
I felt the drug flowing through my veins

I felt the prostitute quilt and shame
I wanted to cry lord help me, but no words came

Only tears, heart wrenching sobs that would not subside
Yesterday i cried like I have never before cried

Then a comforting thought came to mind
Jesus Christ put his life on the line

I dried my eyes, and wiped my tears
The pain he felt no man could bear

I look up toward heaven and whispered
Thank you lord, my tear drops you heard

Thank you, thank you lord for my life
Yesterday I cried......

Beryl Seaton

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