I hear a cry for freedom From the heart of South Sudan From persecuted believers Driven from their land Too many years they have suffered And too many people have died I'm calling out to You Hear their freedom cry I hear a cry for mercy From the orphans of the war Who live their childhood days in fear And never know what life is for In slavery they have suffered Their innocence has died I'm calling out to You Hear their freedom cry Say a prayer for the saints of Sudan When you pray tonight Justice and mercy Peace in the land For Sudan tonight Say a prayer for the saints of Sudan When you pray tonight Justice and mercy Peace in the land For Sudan tonight Forgotten in a world of knowing Years of war and pain The prisoners of this wilderness We're calling you to pray I hear a song of freedom From a burned-out church to pray They will keep believing Peace will come one day Their hope it is in Jesus Christ And for this faith they die I'm calling out to You Hear their freedom cry Say a prayer for the saints of Sudan When you pray tonight Justice and mercy Peace in the land For Sudan tonight Say a prayer for the saints of Sudan When you pray tonight Justice and mercy Peace in the land For Sudan tonight Hear their freedom cry Sudan, Sudan Hear their freedom cry Sudan, Sudan Hear their freedom cry I hear a cry for freedom