Say A Prayer Tonight - Roberta Flack

Softly now the evening falls

The house is still, a fire glows

I tiptoe gently down the hall

Watch them sleeping there

In the fading embers of this day

I think of all the many ways

That You were here with us today

And I say a prayer, goodnight

For faces like a soft surprise

For talks of toys and excited cries

And the promise of those tender cries

I say a prayer, a grateful prayer tonight

In a father’s strong but loving hands

For patience when I don’t understand

And for this place to rest my feet again

I want to thank You

For family prayers and evening meals

For hopes and hugs and knees that heal

For all these wonders that I feel

When I’m holding them, I thank You again

For the dreams a man and wife can share

For the home You’ve trusted to our care

For the love that we know will always be there

I say a prayer, a grateful prayer

I pray this prayer, goodnight

Oh, goodnight