Oração Pela Messe Lyrics Translation in English

Poucos os operários

Few are the workers

Poucos trabalhadores

Few are the laborers

E a fome do povo aumenta mais e mais

And the hunger of the people increases more and more

És o Senhor da messe

You are the Lord of the harvest

Ouve esta nossa prece

Hear our prayer

Põe sangue novo nas veias da tua Igreja

Put new blood in the veins of your Church

Falta pão porque falta trigo

There is a lack of bread because there is a lack of wheat

Falta trigo porque não semeiam

There is a lack of wheat because they do not sow

E faltam semeadores porque ninguém foi lá fora chamar

And there is a lack of sowers because no one went out to call

Falta fé porque não se ouve

There is a lack of faith because it is not heard

Não se ouve porque não se fala

It is not heard because it is not spoken

E falta esse jeito novo de levar luz e de profetizar

And there is a lack of that new way of bringing light and prophesying

Falta gente pra ir ao povo

There is a lack of people to go to the people

Descobrir porque o povo se cala

To discover why the people are silent

Pastores e animadores pra incentivar o teu povo a falar

Pastors and animators to encourage your people to speak

Falta luz porque não se acende

There is a lack of light because it is not lit

Não se acende porque faltam sonhos

It is not lit because there is a lack of dreams

E falta esse jeito novo de levar luz e falar de Jesus

And there is a lack of that new way of bringing light and speaking of Jesus