Johnny Mathis - I Heard A Forest Praying lyrics

I heard a forest praying The trees were cold and bare. What was the forest praying? Let me repeat their prayer. Trees make a playground for children Trees hide a lovers lane. Shelter the tired and the weary, Bringing them hope again. Man turned the fields and the forest Into a battlefield grim. Men took a tree, an innocent tree And made a cross for Him. I heard a forest praying. I heard the heavens weep. Just as the dawn was breaking, And night was gone to sleep.