Everyday they pass me by
I can see it in their eye;
Empty people filled with care
Headed who knows where
On they go through private pain
Living fear to fear;
Laughter hides the silent cries
Only Jesus hears

CHORUS: People need the Lord
People need the Lord;
At the end of broken dreams
He's the open door

People need the Lord
People need the Lord;
When will we realize
People need the Lord

We are called to take His light
To a world where wrong is right;
What could be too great a cost
For sharing life with one who's lost?
Through His love our hearts can feel
All the grief they bear;
They must hear the Words of Life
Only we can share
People need the Lord
People need the Lord;
At the end of broken dreams
He's the open door

People need the Lord
People need the Lord;
When will we realize
That we must give our lives
For people need the Lord
People need the Lord