{"id":1217,"date":"2026-05-25T16:32:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:32:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/?page_id=1217"},"modified":"2026-05-25T16:43:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T16:43:53","slug":"song-of-oscar-romero-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/song-of-oscar-romero-lyrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Song of \u00d3scar Romero Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/The-Shepherds-Call-Voice-for-the-Voiceless-Sonauto.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voice for the Voiceless<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Intro]<br>Oh<br>Mmm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Chorus]<br>Stood as the shepherd for the small<br>Stood as the shield for us all<br>Faith broke the chains of the dark<br>Justice has kindled a spark<br>Our Oscar Romero<br>Saint of the silent cry<br>Our Oscar Romero<br>Spirit that will not die<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Verse 1]<br>Words poured from the tall cathedral<br>Grace met the metal of guns<br>Blood stained the cloth of the humble<br>Life for the daughters and sons<br>Walking where others had trembled<br>Telling the truth to the state<br>Refusing to bow to the bitter<br>Refusing to trade with the hate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Pre-Chorus]<br>Hope rising up through the dust<br>Dignity held as a trust<br>Speaking for hearts with no name<br>Lighting a holy flame<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Chorus]<br>Stood as the shepherd for the small<br>Stood as the shield for us all<br>Faith broke the chains of the dark<br>Justice has kindled a spark<br>Our Oscar Romero<br>Saint of the silent cry<br>Our Oscar Romero<br>Spirit that will not die<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Verse 2]<br>Cello sings soft for the morning<br>Bells call the people to prayer<br>Candles burn bright in the village<br>Light in the thin mountain air<br>Love is a radical courage<br>Strength found in breaking the bread<br>Peace is a bridge for the living<br>Home for the spirits he led<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Bridge]<br>Be a voice<br>Be a heart<br>Be a light<br>When the world falls apart<br>Compassion is power<br>In this heavy hour<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Chorus]<br>Stood as the shepherd for the small<br>Stood as the shield for us all<br>Faith broke the chains of the dark<br>Justice has kindled a spark<br>Our Oscar Romero<br>Saint of the silent cry<br>Our Oscar Romero<br>Spirit that will not die<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">[Post-Chorus]<br>He lives<br>He lives in the peace<br>He lives in the brave<br>Spirit will rise<br>Mmm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Voice for the Voiceless [Intro]OhMmm [Chorus]Stood as the shepherd for the smallStood as the shield for us allFaith broke the chains of the darkJustice has kindled a sparkOur Oscar RomeroSaint of the silent cryOur Oscar RomeroSpirit that will not die [Verse 1]Words poured from the tall cathedralGrace met the metal of gunsBlood stained the cloth [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1217","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1217","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1217"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1217\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1222,"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1217\/revisions\/1222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/museum.wiserighteous.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}