If I see one more light that’s fading
Hear about one more broken dream
Pray for just one more faith that’s dying
It’s one too many
And if I see one more child walking
Just one more mile for water
If I wait one more minute longer
It’s one too many
When I think of what could be
If we let our hearts believe
That it takes just one
Just one could turn this all around
And if we’re living history
How will they think of you and me
If it takes just one, just one
What if, what if, what if I’m the one?
It takes one, takes one, one
It takes one, takes one, one
It takes one, takes one
If I hear one more widow crying
‘Cause there’s no one by her side
And if I see one more family breaking
It’s one too many
If there’s one thing that I’m sure of
If there’s one thing that I know
You could be one in a sea of faces
Or you could be one more chance for hope
When I think of what could be
If we let our hearts believe
That it takes just one
Just one could turn this all around
And if we’re living history
How will they think of you and me
If it takes just one, just one
What if, what if, what if I’m the one?
I see a nation without any walls
A beautiful haven for one and for all
I see a day when people are free
When shackles are broken and fall to the street
A voice, a cry, call out from on high
The first one of many, go lay down your life
When I think of what could be
If we let our hearts believe
That it takes just one
Just one could turn this all around
And if we’re living history
How will they think of you and me
If it takes just one, just one
What if, what if, what if I’m the one?
It takes one, takes one, one
(What if you’re the one)
It takes one, takes one, one
It takes one, takes one
(What if I’m the one)
It takes one, takes one, one
(What if you’re the one)
It takes one, takes one, one
It takes one, takes one
Brandon Heath, The One
Music Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsl75Sno9MA
OK, so this is clearly a jump from the Apostolic Fathers, where I’ve been reading lately, so here’s an explanation:
When I travel on a business trip, I always ask my son, who has filled my iPhone with amazing Christian music: “Which album should I listen to on this trip.” This was his CD for the week.
My reading reveals what took over the ancient world and caused Christianity to rapidly spread was simply ordinary people willing generously to live out the gospel. I think the same is true in the modern era, too. Are you the one?