教會的詩班獻唱了一首很美很美的詩歌：”People Need the Lord”。旋律很輕柔，但聽著聽著內心就被觸動，而流下了眼淚。
這首曲子是由Greg Nelson 與 Phil McHugh共同創作，於1983年出版。有一天他們想要寫一首曲子，於是見面商談。從早上開始，他們討論各樣的想法與點子。到了中午，他們外出到一個餐廳用餐，一位女服務生過來為他們服務。雖然她笑著過來，但是感覺她的眼神是空虛的。雖然她試著表現出喜悅的樣子，但是那張臉卻仍透露出不一樣的訊息。
看到這樣的情景，他們兩個人說出：「她需要主。」之後他們環顧餐廳裡的所有人，看到了相同的狀況，每個人的臉龐都述說著空虛。兩人看著這一切，內心有所體會：每個人都需要主，這就是我們需要寫下的東西。因此在午餐後他們回到Nelson的辦公室，把內心的感動寫下，成了這首曲子。
Everyday they pass me by,
I can see it in their eye.
Empty people filled with care,
Headed who knows where?
On they go through private pain,
Living fear to fear.
Laughter hides their silent cries,
Only Jesus hears.
People need the Lord, people need the Lord.
At the end of broken dreams, He's the open door.
People need the Lord, people need the Lord.
When will we realize -- people need the Lord?
We are called to take His light
To a world where wrong seems right.
What would be too great a cost
For sharing life with one who's lost?
Through His love our hearts can feel
All the grief they bear.
They must hear the words of life
Only we can share.
People need the Lord, people need the Lord
At the end of broken dreams, He's the open door.
People need the Lord, people need the Lord.
When will we realize that we must give our lives,
For people need the Lord.
People need the Lord.
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