Help me be quiet when a riot sets loose
Help me be calm when a storm breaks through
Help me be still when I feel it's no use
And teach me to pray
Teach me to pray
Teach me to pray
Through all the hustle and the bustle of this hectic life
Help me make the time to reflect on you
Be still and know that you are God
You are God
I know that nothing is more critical than prayer, no
Yet very few things are neglected more
Don't let me lay down my defenses when it's dire Lord
Because I know the Christian life is war
You exhort me to pray and never quit
But every time I find a pattern soon I fall out of it
All the distractions and abstractions don't permit
But it is unto your will I must submit
Help me be quiet when a riot sets loose
Help me be calm when a storm breaks through
Help me be still when I feel it's no use
And teach me to pray
Teach me to pray
Teach me to pray
Jesus, distend me
I'm begging you to stretch me and extend me
To bend me
Conform me to your will and then defend me
Up-end me so there is less of me in the way
And teach me to pray
All the perils of life, dem ah nuh nothing
When we can pray to a God so immense
So cover me with your wing
A new song I'm going to sing
And set for me a brand new precedence
You are delighted to hear the voice of this guilty rebel
I'm excited to be connected to you on this level
You've ignited the spark inside me, it's been lighted
And it causes me to say
Help me be quiet when a riot sets loose
Help me be calm when a storm breaks through
Help me be still when I feel it's no use
And teach me to pray
Teach me to pray
Teach me to pray
Alright then, so watch me
Whether calm, whether storm
Whether dark, whether light
Every bark, every bite
Every bump in the night - fright
Me deh alright, me deh sit tight, oh yeah alright
Whether night, whether day
Whether bright, whether gray
Me nah flight me nah stray
Me ah fight and pray
Mek me light shine bright every day
Whether up, whether down
Whether smile, whether frown
Every stick, every stone
Every groan with the broke bone
Me nah shut down, never slow down
Me nah step down
Whether night, whether day
Whether bright, whether gray
Me nah flight me nah stray
Me ah fight and pray
Mek me light shine bright and so me say
Help me be quiet when a riot sets loose
Help me be calm when a storm breaks through
Help me be still when I feel it's no use
And teach me to pray
Teach me to pray
Teach me to pray
Help me be quiet when a riot sets loose
Help me be calm when a storm breaks through
Help me be still when I feel it's no use
And teach me to pray
Teach me to pray
Teach me to pray