if we are the light

god said they would know us

by the love we would show one to another

we must show compassion

loving others as ourselves

desperation surrounds us

and we choose to pass right by

yet we say it astounds us

when the needy question why

god said that a city on a hill

cannot hide the light that is shining

we must be examples

so the truth could be revealed

there are so many reasons

people work in the name of the lord

yet there's spiritual treason

when his mercy is ignored

if we are the light

then why is the world so dark

if we are the light

then why

oh

why

oh

why does the world keep falling apart

if we are the light

then why is the world so dark

oh. god said he would judge us

by the love we display one to another

we prove that we love him

when we help the least of these

there are lives in the balance

how can we ignore their cry

we have so many talents

there can be no alibi

if we are the light

then why is the world so dark

if we are the light

then why

oh

why

oh

why does the world keep falling apart

if we are the light

then why is the world so dark

if we are the light

then why

oh

why

oh

why does the world keep falling apart

oh-whoa-whoa. there are lives in the balance

how can we ignore their cry

god gave so many talents

there can be no alibi

if we are the light

then why is the world so dark

oh. tell me

if we are the light

then why is the world so dark

if we are the light