A child hangs on by a thread A mother's heart is put to test And pain divides the soul and mind, She prays a sunny day to find Tell Jesus, He's always there, Tell Jesus And even though you don't see it A place in the sun waits for you Just lean in closer to Him, And tell him all about your troubles Ooh tell Him, tell Jesus And sometimes it's hard to believe, That Jesus even sees me But deep inside I know the truth He's just a prayer away from this silly fool Tell Jesus, He's always there And even though you don't know it Jesus heard your cry and wrote it down And though you're crying now He'll bring songs of joy, believe it. So won't you tell Jesus