Somebody's Working for Somebody

The times are hard, the world is cold,
There's lust for power, there's greed for gold,
And hearts are bought, and hearts are sold—
But Somebody's working for Somebody.

In lonely places, far and near,
The tangled paths to smooth and clear,
Unthanked, unnoticed, year by year,
Somebody's working for Somebody.

And eyes may weep, and arms may ache,
And hopes may die, and hearts may break,
But still, for Love's unfailing sake,
Somebody's working for Somebody.

I pray you say these plain words o'er,
Repeat them oft from door to door,
By night and day, on sea and shore—
Somebody's working for Somebody.

The times are hard, the world is cold,
There's lust for power, there's greed for gold,
And hearts are bought, and hearts are sold—
But Somebody's working for Somebody.

In lonely places, far and near,
The tangled paths to smooth and clear,
Unthanked, unnoticed, year by year,
Somebody's working for Somebody.

And eyes may weep, and arms may ache,
And hopes may die, and hearts may break,
But still, for Love's unfailing sake,
Somebody's working for Somebody.

I pray you say these plain words o'er,
Repeat them oft from door to door,
By night and day, on sea and shore—
Somebody's working for Somebody.
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