I hear a blind man, asking where this road goes
But we won't tell him, we just stop to block his way with stones
I watched a woman, overtaken by disease
We fell upon her suffering, instead of offering the cure she
needs
My heart is heavy as I see what we've become
How quickly we forget what we've been rescued from
If not for the hand that leads us
We too would roam in the darkness
If not for the hand that heals us
We would live in pain
Our hands have power, they can harm and they can heal
We raise them in praise and honor
We use them to stone and steal
With his two hands, one that rescued history
Said he came for the sick and sightless
He said that was you and me
If not for the hand that leads us
We too would roam in the darkness
If not for the hand that heals us
We would live in pain
But still we keep our distance
Caught up in our false pretenses
Only by the hand have we been changed
Compelled by the gracious hand that chose to change this life
for us
Won't we choose to use our hands to give the world his love?
If not for the hand that leads us
We too would roam in the darkness
If not for the hand that heals us
We would live in pain
But still we keep our distance
Caught up in our false pretenses
One day I decided
I'd aspire to higher ambition
So I set out on a mission
To change the world
Armed and dangerous with my well-meant words
And best intentions
I went sharing my convictions
With every livin' soul
But it wasn't long 'til the lightning flashed
The storms of disenchantment crashed
And my ambitions were scattered by winds of doubt
And it wasn't long 'til I learned to see
Life wouldn't always be easy for me
Seems that life's become so complicated
I don't think it was meant to be this way
I find myself so distracted
Caught up in the chaos of each day
When did I stop asking for your wisdom?
As if your words were meant for someone else
Why do I choose to second-guess you?
Oh, I only frustrate and confuse myself
I just wanna love you, simply love you
The way it used to be
When your love was new to me
I just wanna love you, simply love you
To hear what you say and live every day
Like you asked me to
I just wanna simply love you
Many times you spoke of us as children
Childhood seems to me so long ago
You say, I can trust you like I did then
If I give you my hand then you'll lead me home
I just wanna love you, simply love you
The way it used to be
When your love was new to me
I just wanna love you, simply love you
To hear what you say and live every day
Like you asked me to
I just wanna simply love you
Oh, to fall on my knees
With the fresh disbelief
Stirred once again a the story
Of how you loved me
I just wanna love you, simply love you
The way it used to be
When your love was new to me
I just wanna love you, simply love you
To hear what you say and live every day
Like you asked me to
"No, Lord," he said,
"You've got the wrong guy.
Simple conversation gets me tongue-tied.
And Your tellin' me to speak with a maniac king.
Or could it be I've lost my mind?
And besides I am weak.
Don't You want someone strong,
To lead them out of Egypt
When they've been there so long?
And anyway they won't believe You ever spoke to me."
"It's not your problem," God replied
And the rest is history.
There's a bigger picture you can't see
You don't have to change the world
Just trust in me
'Cause I am your creator
I am working out my plan
And through you I will show them I am.
"Now Lord, are You sure?
He's just a shepherd boy.
Too small for battle gear,
With a giant to destroy.
What on earth can he do
With five stones and a sling?"
"It's not your problem," God replied,
"Cause I can do anything."
There's a bigger picture you can't see
You don't have to change the world
Just trust in me
'Cause I am your creator
I am working out my plan
And through you I will show them...
I am the first
I am the last
I am the present and the past
I am tomorrow and today
I am the only way
"Great Lord," she said,
"I'm just a simple girl.
You say the I will bring Your son into the world.
How can I understand this thing Your gonna do?"
"It's not your problem," God replied
'Cause
There's a bigger picture
You don't have to change the world
I'm your creator
I am working out my plan
And through you I will show them.
There's a bigger picture
You can't see
You don't have to change the world
Just trust in me
I'm your creator
I am working out my plan
And through you I will show them
I am
Be still, my soul,
The Lord is on your side.
Bear patiently, the cross of grief or pain.
Leave to your God, to order and provide.
In every change He faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul,
Your best your heavenly friend,
Through thorny ways leads to a joyful end.
Be still, my soul,
Your God will undertake
To guide the future as he has the past.
Your hope, your confidence let nothing shake.
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul,
The waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while he lived below.
Be still, my soul,
Be still, my soul,
I've heard it said
All the best things are free,
But it seems all good things have a price,
Your love is more
Than I deserve to receive,
And Your love wants no less than my life,
But as You lead me by the hand,
I've begun to understand
You are always good,
Always knowing,
Always loving, always;
And though I can't see cleary
Where we're going,
I know You're always good, always.
When I was a child,
I thought like a child,
And life seemed so simple to me,
Now I have grown,
And I've come to know,
That I live in endless mystery,
But as I search to find the truth,
I keep finding more of You
You are always good,
Always knowing,
Always loving, always-
And in my finest hour
Or my darkest moment,
I know You're good, always
So when my life is full of trouble,
Still my heart will know Your peace,
'Cause You're forever faithful,
Holding me throughout eternity
My thoughts and meditations
My loudest declarations
My every inclination
I bring to you
My faith and my religion
My folly and my wisdom
My heart's many dimensions
I bring to you
Chorus:
Everything I have
You have given me
So take this life, I give it back
Make it all that it should be
My search for satisfaction
My doubts and my distractions
My words and my actions
I bring to you
My journey and my story
My failure and my glory
And all the things I've dreamed for me
I bring to you
My yesterday, my future
What's certain and what's unsure
And all that's in between
I bring to you
The seen and the unseen
I bring to you
My everything
All I want to do, is give this life to You
All I want to do, is give this life to You
All I want to do, is give this life to You
And let Your will be done, until it's all I want to do.
How does doubt slip in, so silently?
And why does condemnation come so naturally?
Why do I still get the best of me?
Loving so little and living so selfishly?
When all I want to do, is give this life to You.
All I want to do is give this life to You.
All I want to do is give this life to You,
and let Your will be done until it's all I want to do.
What have I been given by Your grace?
Will I come to understand this mystery I embrace
Make of me a new creation now,
Fill me with all you are and be all I am some how.
Cause all I want to do is give this life to You.
All I want to do is give this life to You.
All I want to do is give this life to You
And let Your will be done, until it's all I want to do.
Faith so fragile
Reaching for Your hand
All I want to do, is give this life to You.
All I want to do, is give this life to You.
All I want to do, is give this life to You,
and let your will be done, til it's all I want to do.
All of my life
I've been a fool
Breaking myself
To follow your rules
And I beat myself up
When I can't find the strength
When I can't seem to change
The harder I think
Let me get this straight
Let me feel the weight of an ordinary day
Cause I've tried to heal this thing
But you let me slip away
When I run away
You just let me run
And I take it too far
By the time I am done
And I understand
I'm thick in the skull
But I'm learning to love
The sound of your call
Let me get this straight
Let me feel the weight of an ordinary day
Cause I've tried to heal this thing
But you let me slip away
I fear rejection and I up my defenses
I look for healing in the human touch
When will I learn to face the consequences?
Of trying to love you and failing so much
I'm trying to love you but I'm failing so much
Let me get this straight
Let me feel the weight of an ordinary day
Cause I've tried to heal this thing
But you let me slip away
Let me slip away
Over and over and over again
I'm biting the hand that's pulling me in
Over and over and over again
I've been grazing in the lush green pastures,
Watching time pass me by,
And I've been wading in the shallow waters,
Where everything is all right-
But today I know that something's different,
Something's disturbing my peace,
Oh, I can feel the changes in the distance,
And hear them calling to me-
The day is here, the time has come
To sing a new song,
It's very clear, I must move on,
And sing a new song,
It will define who I become,
This new song,
So show me how to sing along
To this new song-
I've been looking in the strangest places,
To find the source of my strength,
And even though the outcome never changes,
Still I search endlessly,
But no more wandering around in circles,
It's time that I cross the see,
Now I'm trading in my cozy corner
For the bigger mystery
Going there means leaving here,
Saying yes means saying no,
Moving on means letting go of what is sure,
Woke up this moring
to a song on the radio
'bout a heart that was broken
by a love gone wrong
Then I turn my attention
to the news on tv
tells a mortal affliction
whatever we see
And I felt in my soul
such an urgency
that we need each other
so desperatly oh cant you see
Its a long way home
its a long way home
lets walk together
instead of alone
on this long way home
Ive gone through the pages
of a lot of magazines
full of angry looking rockstars
and airbrushed beauty queens
and next to each picture
is a caption that read
oh your life will be better
if you have what we have
and the message grows louder
as we fall further from grace
so lets speak to each other
of a better place
oh cause its a
long way home
its a long long way home
lets walk together
instead of alone
on this long way home
Im inclined to think this world is broken
and ought to be restored before it dies
we are here to keep the hope of heaven
to keep it alive
cause its a long way home
its a long long way home
lets walk together
instead of alone
on this long way home
oh its a long way home
its a long long way home
so lets walk together
instead of alone
I have no words to offer,
They simply get in the way.
When I try to explain You,
There's nothing sacred left to say--
You are who You are,
And You always will be,
So here is my prayer--
Let them hear You through me,
Let Your words be mine.
Let them see that Your love
Is the reason I'm inspired,
And when given the choice,
May they recognize Your voice.
Let them hear You through me, O Lord.
I don't have all the answers,
All I know is what You've shown,
And I'm longing for those moments
When You'll make Your mysteries known.
Till then, I will be,
Who You've called me to be,
So again, hear my prayer
Let them hear You through me,
Let Your words be mine.
Let them see that Your love
Is the reason I'm inspired,
And when given the choice,
May they recognize Your voice.
Let them hear You through me, O Lord.
And may I always know
That words are not enough
Let them hear You through me,
Let Your words be mine.
Let them see that Your love
Is the reason I'm inspired,
And when given the choice,
May they recognize Your voice.
Let them hear You through me, O Lord
I love poetry with brilliant rhymes
And songs that draw me in
With clever opening lines
I love rainy Sunday afternoons
Being kissed by sun
And dreaming under the moon
The way the ocean feels at high tide
The gentle stillness of midnight, oh I
I love the way You are so good to me
I love the way You're so inspiring
I don't know why You love me like You do
But I love You
I love all the signs of city life
And marvel at the way
The world just hurries by
I love breathing in the mountain air
Climbing to the top
And finding that You're there
Catching glimpses of Your mysteries
I find Your fingerprints on everything, what I mean
I hear Your music everywhere
So gentle, yet so strong
Your melody floats on the air
And every time I hear You there
Some people hear my words and think I'm wise beyond my years.
Others wonder if I am sincere.
Some might think I'm foolish to put my faith in You,
Some might think I'm wise because I do.
As I consider all of this,
All that really matters is...
I know, I know who You are
By the way You make the wind blow
And the way You stir my heart.
And I have only made it through so far
'Cause I know, I know who You are.
Some say You are the only Truth, some say You're a fraud.
Some think that I invented you, some call you God.
Some say You were a noble man, very kind and good.
Some think You were a prophet, just misunderstood.
But I'm content to always be
A witness to Your mystery...
Oh I know, I know who You are
By the way You make the wind blow
And the way You stir my heart.
And I have only made it through so far
'Cause I know, I know who You are.
And even though I've never seen Your face,
I have heard You calling out my name.
Oh I know, I know who You are
By the way You make the wind blow
And the way You stir my heart.
And I have only made it through so far
Cause I know, I know who You are.
You have built yourself a fine fortress
And you're the only one who holds the key
You've resolved to pilot your own ship
And you decide what all the rules will be
No more asking for answers
No more cries for help
You've been hurt for the last time
That's what you tell yourself
I don't know much more than that
But I know Someone who does
I was not there in your past
But I know Someone who was
I can't heal what lies within
But I know Someone who can
I know Someone who can
It's a drag, living life like this
Believe me, I've been there a thousand times
Spending every day on the defense
And building walls no one could ever climb
Till somebody showed me my fortress was a cage
He granted me my freedom
Since then I haven't been the same
I don't know much more than that
But I know Someone who does
I was not there in your past
But I know Someone who was
I can't heal what lies within
Oh no
I can't fully understand
But I know Someone...
So you can lock me out
Of your life as you've designed it
But I know there's peace and I'll be on my knees
Until the day you find it, yeah, yeah
I can't fully understand
Oh no...
I don't know much more than that
But I know Someone who does
I was not there in your past
But I know Someone who was
I can't heal what lies within, oh no
I can't fully understand
But I know Someone who can
I know Someone who can
You can't change who I am
Or the way that I think
And I won't change how you live
Or the words that you speak
But neither of us is a stranger
To joy or pain
And no matter how we're different
We're very much the same
Fellow traveler, let me take you
To a place where I've found rest
Fellow seeker, let me show you
Where I've found true happiness
Fellow beggar, I have good news
I know where there is bread
I'll show you where there's bread
I don't know where you've come from
Or where you've been along your way
But I can tell you what I've lived through
And how I made it here today
Let me share with you the story
Of hope I've come to know
A love that's always for me
And a peace that frees my soul
Fellow traveler, let me take you
To a place where I've found rest
Fellow seeker, let me show you
Where I've found true happiness
Fellow beggar, I have good news
I know where there is bread
So if you are hungry
Come to the table with me
And you won't go hungry
Ever again
Fellow traveller
Fellow seeker
Fellow beggar, I have good news
I know where there is bread
I'll show you where there's bread
I've been waiting
For a hero who's brave and strong-
Someone to love me,
Someone to tell me I belong,
So I pretend I'm satisfied,
And I stand watching from the sidelines,
Till You pull me into the light
And say, "It's Your turn now,
Welcome to your life!"
(Chorus)
And You call me beautiful,
And say You've loved me all along,
And You've always held the keys to unlock my soul
Oh You call me beautiful
There's a smile on my face,
And a brand new light in my eyes,
It's a new day,
And I've never felt so alive-
I feel as if I could conquer anything,
Oh thats what Your love has done for me,
And now all I want to be,
Is everything You want me to be-
(Chorus)
And You call me beautiful,
And say You've loved me all along,
And You've always held the keys
To unlock my soul, But I didn't know-
Now I can finally start to live,
Take those chances I have missed,
Things will be much different,
Now that I know
You call me beautiful
(Bridge)
The story is better than I could dream after all,
Now this is reality
To know You and to hear You call me beautiful
Call me beautiful-
Now I can finally start to live,
Take those chances I have missed,
Things will be much different,
Now that I know-
Now that I know
Man cannot live by bread alone
He needs something stronger
To feed his hungry soul
So he'll try everything under the sun
But nothing will end his hunger
Nothing but Your love
He'll acquire treasure
But it won't amount to much
He'll fall in love with pleasure
But none will fill him up
And when he has exhausted
All this world can give to him
Still he'll not grow weary
Of chasing after the wind
I looked in the mirror
Just the other day
I was so surprised
I hardly recognized the change
So restless and so hurried
I've spent so much time
Running after things
Verse 1:
I used to see the world in black and white
Now I find myself lost in a fog of grey
I thought the good guys always won the fight
But I've learned life simply doesn't work that way
I once believed if I loved others they would love me too
But I've seen that isn't always so
I thought the inner peace would come from trusting who I am
But it's really about trusting who I know
Chorus:
So when the winds of change try to blow me over
And the shadows of confusion hide the truth
I will hope in the One who is forever
I will run to You
I will run to You
Verse 2:
Ever since the moment life began
Humankind has tried to solve its mysteries
So many things we cannot comprehend
So we draw conclusions that we can believe
Well, I know that Your hands have placed the earth upon the seas
And pitched a tent in the Heavens for the sun
The Author of the universe is the Father who loves me
So only one conclusion can be drawn
(chorus)
Chrous 2:
When I face the questions that seem to have no answers
And I know my friends are but a precious few
I will hope in the Love that never changes
I will run to You
Bridge:
Though the perils of life seem so great
And hope seems so frail
You never fail, no
Shadows may not disappear
But You've always made it clear
Truth will prevail
I'm waiting
Waiting for tomorrow
Staring out my window
Until today is done
I'm living
Living for the future
Just biding my time here
Till something better comes along
Resting in the shade
Of my day dreaming
Till I finally awake
To what's been missing
I belong here
In this moment in this day
Not some other place
I was made for
For a race that must be run
So I'll run on knowing that
Tomorrow never comes
My trouble
My trouble with tomorrow
Is that I always try to borrow
Its worries and its time
But when I spend
My life anticipating
Today slips away
While I'm waiting
I belong here
In this moment in this day
Not some other place
I was made for
For a race that must be run
So I'll run on
When today becomes
For more than I can bear
I remember that the end
Is drawing ever nearer
I belong here
In this moment in this day
Not some other place
I was made for
For a race that must be run
So I'll run on
I belong here
In this moment in this day
Not some other place
I was made for
For a race that must be run
So I'll run on knowing that
Tomorrow never comes
This is your life,
And yet somehow,
They decide,
What you're about,
You learn your lines,
And take your cues,
But who are you listening to?
You change your clothes,
And how you speak,
You place your hope,
In what they think,
Before you know
There's no more you,
Who are you listening to-
Have you noticed how much you fear,
All the voices you choose to hear
Who are you listening to?
Who tells you what to do?
Who rules your thoughts at night?
Whose rules define your life?
Oh, you know it's up to you,
So who are you listening to
This is your life,
You have no choice,
You will rely
On someone's voice,
And it's all right
To question who,
Who are you listening to?
Do the words that you believe
Set your soul and spirit free
There's a quiet voice,
Whispering in your heart,
It's been there all along,
It believes in you,
It will tell the truth,
Life is a strange thing, sometimes it's thrilling
And sometimes it gets me down
Some days my world seems so all consuming
I'm afraid, I'm gonna drown
But there's one thing I know for sure
The good days come, the dark days call
But every day You're with me, with me through it all
And I will embrace what every moment brings
'Cause You are with me
I cannot measure the pain and pleasure
Life has up its sleeve, my joys and sorrows
Todays and tomorrows are for me, no guarantees
But there's one thing I know for sure
The good days come, the dark days call
But every day You're with me, with me through it all
And I will embrace what every moment brings
'Cause You are with me
And when life isn't fair
I can still smile
Even in my despair
You're there all the way
The good days come, the dark days call
But every day You're with me, with me through it all
And I will embrace what every moment brings
'Cause You are with me
The good days come, the dark days call
But every day You're with me, with me through it all
And I will embrace what every moment brings
I've been feeling a little bit overwhelmed,
I've been a little too wrapped up in myself,
So many things to cloud my mind,
I need to leave them all behind,
And think about a place and time
Beyond this life
Won't that be fine,
Oh when the sun always shines,
Nothin but love all the time,
Oh won't that be fine.
I love to get caught up in this daydream,
I smile to think about all that I'll see,
And any need I've ever had,
Any question that I want to ask,
Won't even matter
Gone with the past
Oh won't that be fine,
Oh when the sun always shines,
And there is love all the time,
Oh won't that be fine,
And won't that be fine,
When everything wrong will be right,
And when we will walk in the light,
I don't speak often cause I don't speak well
so every song I write has a story to tell
of all I've learned living with myself
so these are my pearls of wisdom in a nutshell
oh you only live once so you'd better think twice
this day will go before you know so don't waste your time
and when you're standing on a cloud or when you've fallen on the ground
you've gotta have something, something to sing about
I don't know much, that much is true
the queries are endless, my answers are few
but life has caused me to conclude
I can face what I don't know
by singing about what I do
Oh you only live once so you'd better think twice
this day will go before you know so don't waste your time
and when you're lost inside yourself and you can't find your way out
you've gotta find something, something to sing about
the world has a way of wearing you down
and time's not afraid to take its toll, oh no
but you can sing through anything as long as you know
what awaits you at the end of the road
because you only live once
yeah, you only live once so you'd better think twice
this day will go before you know so don't waste your time
at the end of the day, when you lay your head down
Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
When I feel afraid Think I've lost my way,
Still you're there right beside me.
Nothing will i fear as long as you are near,
Please be near me to the end.
Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
I will not forget your love for me and yet,
My heart forever is wandering.
Jesus be my guide and hold me to your side,
and I will love you to the end.
Nothing will i fear as long as you are near,
Please be near me to the end.
Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
Thy Word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path.
I am a gifted artist
I've learned to paint this canvas well
I work until I've finished
An ideal image of myself
But You know better
I am a storyteller
Quite brilliant, if I do say so
I tell them tales they want to hear
And they believe it's me they know
But You know better
You see my imperfections
Still You say I'm a masterpiece
A marvelous reflection
The image of Yourself in me
You paint with strokes of grace
Undoing my disguise
You say beauty lies in the true story
The world might think me foolish
If they could see beneath my mask
They might find my dreams laughable
Or be embarrassed by my past
But You know better
You see my imperfections
Still You say I'm a masterpiece
A marvelous reflection
The image of Yourself in me
You paint with strokes of grace
Undoing my disguise
You say beauty lies in the true story
Of where I've been
And where You've brought me to
Of who I am
All because of You
All because of You
All because of You
All because of You
You see my imperfections
Still You say I'm a masterpiece
A marvelous reflection
The image of Yourself in me
You paint with strokes of grace
Undoing my disguise
You say beauty lies in the true story
You see my imperfections
Still You say I'm a masterpiece
A marvelous reflection
The image of Yourself in me
You paint with strokes of grace
Undoing my disguise
I knock upon your door, won't you answer?
I'm waiting for a word, just a whisper.
But if you can't answer me this time,
I can handle everything just fine.
Somehow I seem to think I have power,
and i know best how to make things better.
I try to carry everything alone;
Now the time has come to let go...
To trust you with my life,
to believe you all the time,
and to leave my doubt behind.
Oh, to trust you with my life,
Oh, to trust you with my life.
When will i ever learn to stop and listen,
To keep knocking on your door until it opens?
Teach me what it means to believe
That you are strong enough to carry me.
To trust you with my life,
To believe you all the time,
And to leave my doubt behind.
Oh to trust you with my life,
And to give you everything-
All the deepest parts of me.
And to know you're always right,
Oh to trust you with my life...
Broken here before you on my knees
Is my only hope of finding peace
CHORUS
Oh to trust you with my life
A million miles away from anything familiar
A thousand places I would rather be
So I choke back the tears and try to find the bright side
Though I find it hard to see beyond my suffering
In my heart I know your plan is so much bigger
But this small part is all that I can see
And I believe you haven? t left me here to wander
Still I can't help but ponder where you're leading me
And I ask, why this road?
Why this way and this load?
Tell me how far must I go?
'Til I see, 'til I know why this road
A million miles away from anything familiar
What was it like to be so far from home
Though you came in love, the world misunderstood you
There must have been some days when you felt so alone
But you endured 'cause there was joy before you
Joy that came because you sacrificed
Since you gave yourself just to spend forever with me
Surely I can trust, you'll lead me through my darkest times
When I ask, why this road?
Why this way and this load?
Tell me how far must I go?
'Til I see, 'til I know why this road
From here I can not see
Why you'd choose this path for me
But I don't have to understand to believe
That you know why
You know, why this road?
Why this way and this load?
You know how far I must go?
I've spent half my lifetime watching time go by and wondering where it went
And when I try to fall asleep at night, I lay there feeling spent
Contemplating what the next day's gonna hold for me
Tossin' turnin', my mind is churnin', thoughts won't let me be
Every morning meets me with a list of all I have to do
And every evening greets me with the knowledge that I'm never through
Every taste of success makes me vow to never fail
Feels like I just chase my tail
There's gotta be something more than running circles for a living
Gotta be something better than just trying to survive
Gotta be some important puzzle piece that I am missing
Gotta be something more to life
If every picture tells a story, mine must be a mystery
'Cause I lose sight of who I am and who I am supposed to be
Looking back on what I've built and all that I've achieved
Only leads me to believe, yeah
There's gotta be something more than running circles for a living
Gotta be something better than just trying to survive
Gotta be some important puzzle piece that I am missing
Gotta be something more to life
Tired of these hopeless places
Bored with my earthly things
So I must fill my empty spaces
With the love that heaven brings
There's gotta be something more than running circles for a living
Gotta be something better than just trying to survive
Gotta be some important puzzle piece that I am missing
Gotta be something more
Gotta be something more than running circles for a living
Gotta be something better than just trying to survive
Gotta be some important puzzle piece that I am missing
I don't know the ocean's crystal blue,
and I don't climb the mountains for the view.
Or wish upon the stars above my head,
or bear witness to a marvelous sunset
But the very thought of things I've never seen,
Is all it takes to bring me to my knees.
(chorus)
Oh what a wonderful wonder,
A display of great beauty and power
Oh what a wonderful wonder
You are to me
I wish that I could see life through your eyes.
To gaze upon the canvas from your side
To understand all that you've done before
And to realize the plans you have in store.
And when I long to know what I don't see
You give me the courage to believe.
(Chorus)
I can hardly wait until the time
when you will turn my darkness into light.
and I'll finally find my way to heaven's door
where I won't need my faith anymore.
And when my eyes behold your majesty
I'll join with the angels and we'll sing
The pathway is broken and the signs are unclear
And I don't know the reason why You brought me here
But just because You love me the way that You do
I'm gonna walk through the valley if You want me to
'Cause I'm not who I was when I took my first step
And I'm clinging to the promise You're not through with me yet
So if all of these trials bring me closer to You
Then I will go through the fire if You want me to
It may not be the way I would have chosen
When You lead me through a world that's not my home
But You never said it would be easy
You only said I'd never go alone
So when the whole world turns against me and I'm all by myself
And I can't hear You answer my cries for help
I'll remember the suffering Your love put You through
And I will go through the darkness if You want me to
When I cross over Jordan, I'm gonna sing, gonna shout
I'm gonna look into Your eyes and see, You never let me down
So take me on the pathway that will lead me home to You
And I will walk through the valley if You want me to
