The Daily Prayer
Oh, my God!
Oh, God of wisdom
Oh, giver of knowledge
Help me in search
Of my education
Everywhere I go
I think of my future
Oh, God, help me
I am desperately
Seeking for the roots
Of education
Only you, God
Can decide for me
Lead a better life
Through education
I can achieve my
Future success
Oh, sun, that sunk
Below the horizon
Do you hear me?
Look at my country
My huge country
With endless civil war
Down-trodden war
That has spilled
Millions of once-living bodies
No sign of development
No sign of education
Only you, oh, God
Will do wonders
In my country.
Oh, sun, that sunk
Below the horizon
Do you hear me?
Heavenly Father
And the Prince
Of Peace will establish
The bright future
In my devastated country
Once invaded
By demons of doom
Monsters and ogres
That quench
Their thirst
With human blood
And human flesh
He will establish peace
And harmony
Oh, sun, that sunk
Below the horizon
Do you hear me?
The longing cry
Of the lonely soul
The agony
Of the longing child
Searching for bright future
Searching for the roots of education
Education! Education!
Where are you?
We the children
Of the new Sudan
Has been dispersed
Others in Diaspora,
Kenya, Uganda and Ethiopia
Just in search of better life
Just in search of education
Oh, sun, that sunk
Below the horizon
Do you hear me?
-Kim Simon Jial
For how Long? by Peter Makuol Maketh
