Let none despise your youth
There’s no height requirement on truth
You have every right to be heard
The number of your years,
your degrees, all your accolades are moot,
aren’t the measure of your worth

in his kingdom
the little ones come
to his open arms
and a little child will lead them

Listen to the children
Listen to the young
The Spirit of God moves them
and speaks with their tongues
And wisdom’s not a fallout
of titles or age
So listen very carefully
to what the young ones say

Who then will have the guts
the humility to set aside their pride,
and that practised cynicism?
From the mouths of babes
we have heard of our sins: the ways we’ve failed.
And they’re pleading for their elders

please to change
before it’s too late!
And in Jesus’ name
the little ones will lead us

Listen to the children
Listen to the young
The Spirit of God moves them
and speaks with their tongues
And wisdom’s not a fallout
of titles or age
So listen very carefully
to what the young ones say

Can you hear their voice -
those we patronise and told to settle down -
like we forget they are people
Adults fear to lose
any drop of the power they revere;
any changes to the hell they

leave the children
The one’s we’ve betrayed,
they’re a conscience today
to the older generations

Listen to the children
Listen to the young
The Spirit of God moves them
and speaks with their tongues
And wisdom’s not a fallout
of titles or age
So listen very carefully
to what the young ones say

Listen to your children
Listen to the young
Theirs is the kingdom
They’re his little ones
These are our examples,
the ones who are leading
Listen to your children
Open up your ears

Listen very carefully
Open up your ears!