I heard a forest praying The trees were cold and bare What was the forest praying? Let me repeat their prayer Trees make a playground for children Trees hide a lovers lane Shelter the tired and the weary Bringing them hope again Man turned the fields and the forest Into a battlefield grim Men took a tree, an innocent tree And made a cross for Him I heard a forest praying I heard the heavens weep Just as the dawn was breaking And night was gone to sleep