Who Will Speak? - Marty Haugen

Who Will Speak? Lyrics

‎(The words at the beginning are of the late Archbishop Oscar Romero, El Salvador)
Who will speak for the poor and the broken
Who will speak for the peoples oppressed
Who will speak so that voice will be heard
Oh, who will speak if you don’t
Refrain
Who will speak if you don’t
Who will speak if you don’t
Who will speak so their voice will be heard
Oh, who will speak if you don’t
Who will speak for the ones who are voiceless
Speak the truth in the places of power
Who will speak so their voice will be heard
Oh, who will speak if you don’t

Who will speak for the children of violence
Who will speak for the women abused
Who will speak so their voice will be heard
Oh, who will speak if you don’t
Who will speak for the shunned and outcasts
Who will speak for all people with AIDS
Who will speak so their voice will be heard
Oh, who will speak if you don’t
Who will work for the thousands of homeless
Who will work in the ghettos and streets
Who will work so their voice will be heard
Oh, who will work if you don’t
Who will work if you don’t
Who will work if you don’t
Who will work so their voice will be heard
Oh, who will work if you don’t
Who will care for the plants and the creatures
Who will care for the land and sea
Who will work so their voice will be heard
Oh, who will work if you don’t
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Lyrics submitted by Wendy Lynne Efird.