Her 2011 cd, "Live from Los Angeles, Vol. 2" was released in March, and she is featured on the March 2011 "Hello, Fear" project of Kirk, holding her own with male counterparts Marvin Winans and Rance Allen.
Blessed with a growling, shouting soprano-alto voice. Beverly Crawford comes across as the real-deal in every recording she is featured on.
God bless Beverly for her inspiring performances!
We Need To Hear A Word
Beverly Crawford Lyrics
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There are many people dying
Families are crying
Something's going wrong
When our heart just keeps on beating
We start to lose the feeling
We need to hear a word from You
That can see us through
That's why I'm praying Lord to You
Only You (2x)
How long can we last?
If we keep hurting one another
And not loving our brother
You say it's in the past
Gauge today against yesterday's pain
I believe the world can change
We need to hear a word from You
You're the only One
That can see us through
That's why I'm praying Lord to You
Only You (2x)
Only You can make a change
In the headlines of today
Only You can touch the heart
Of the one who's gone astray
Only You can reach a dying world
To bow and pray
Only You can make a difference
Only You can make a change
We need to hear a word from You
You're the only One
That can see us through
That's why I'm praying Lord to You
Only You (2x)
The lyrics of Beverly Crawford's song, We Need to Hear A Word, speak of the ongoing battles, pain, and struggles that people experience in life. The first verse highlights the calamitous state of the world, with people dying and families crying due to the wars and conflicts around them. However, the singer realizes that in the midst of all these things, the human heart somehow keeps beating, but at the same time, starts to lose feeling. It is then that she turns to God and asks for His word, being the only one who can see us through these trying times.
In the second verse, the singer poses a rhetorical question, asking how long the world can last if people keep hurting one another instead of loving each other as they should. The message here is that the world cannot change unless people learn to forgive, move on and love their fellow human beings as themselves. The singer then expresses her belief that the world can change if we gauge today against yesterday's pain.
The chorus of the song is a prayer directed to God, asking Him to intervene and help the world see the light. It emphasizes that only God can change the world's headlines, touch the heart of the one who's gone astray and make a dying world bow and pray.
Line by Line Meaning
War is going on
There is a lot of conflict and violence happening in the world
There are many people dying
As a result of this violence, many people are losing their lives
Families are crying
The loss of these lives is causing a lot of grief and pain for families
Something's going wrong
The current state of the world is not what it should be and something needs to change
When our heart just keeps on beating
Despite all the bad things happening around us, life goes on and we need to find a way to keep moving forward
We start to lose the feeling
However, it can be easy to become desensitized to all the violence and tragedy around us
We need to hear a word from You
We need guidance and support from a higher power
You're the only One
There is no one else who can provide this guidance and support
That can see us through
Only this higher power has the ability to help us make it through these difficult times
That's why I'm praying Lord to You
This is why the singer is reaching out to this higher power through prayer
Only You can make a change
The only way for the world to improve is through the intervention of this higher power
In the headlines of today
The current news stories and events happening in the world
Only You can touch the heart
Only this higher power has the ability to truly touch and impact people's lives
Of the one who's gone astray
Even those who may have lost their way or become lost in the chaos of the world can be helped by this higher power
Only You can reach a dying world
This higher power has the ability to help and heal the entire world, even when it seems like there is too much pain and suffering
To bow and pray
This higher power can inspire people to come together and pray for a better future
Only You can make a difference
At the end of the day, the only real source of change and hope for the world is this higher power
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Malcolm Williams
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Lorraine Taylor-Bogle
I heard this song some years ago coming from a little record shop in Hempstead. The door was locked and no one was in it and I waited because I had to get the album with the last $20:00 I had in my purse (I think I paid $15:00). I don't regret it at all. I could not wait for the next morning to play it on the Radio Progam I was co-hosting at the time... Absolutely Beautiful song!!!
Malcolm Williams
Awesome to hear!!!!!!
Trina Love
My CD is scratched up I love her album she is such an anointed woman I met her in Columbia SC at kingdom vision
Shawn Richardson
Imagine being up in Heaven singing only you with the angels on our knees serving Alpha and Omega kneeling praising before our God the Father throughout Eternity which Never Stop 😍😄🤗💘💘💘❤❤❤
JEANETTE MARIE THORNTON CUNNINGHAM
I still have thus cd