Yet I will hope

Though You slay me, yet I will hope in You

Oh God!

What else can I do

But hope in You?

Though You may slay me, still I will hope in You

Before You my God I lay my heart

However broken it may be

I grieve for my shame

I cry for my mistakes

Never rising to the platform I have raised

To be near to You

This consuming ache feels too deep

Yet deeper still Your river flows

Though I bleed, Your blood was pure enough

To make the gold in these veins shine

Temporary is the word to describe this world

Pale in the light of mercy

Grace extending to even me, the very least of these

Though You slay me, yet I will hope in You

Oh God!

What else can I do

But hope in You?

Though You may slay me, still I will hope in You

To live is Christ, to die is gain

To live is holding hands with You in Spirit

To die is to see You with my waking eyes
You have told me
Though I die, yet shall I live
And live far more fully
Far more free

Should I erect my cross again

Heavier than I can bear

You look down, You see me, You know me

You walk that road again beside me

As I carry what I cannot bear alone

Though I pass through the fire

You take my burns

Though the waters rise and roar

And they tower over me

They are nothing You cannot calm

As this storm rages in me

Here in the shadow of Your wings

I will be safe

And I will listen to Your voice

Though I feel the sting of the sand on my face

The heat of the sun on my skin

Here in this desert land You are more near

Than when I stand on the mountains highest peak

As Daniel I stand at the lion's mouth

And I will not be moved

For You are here

And You are ever near

Though You slay me, yet I will hope in You

Oh God!

What else can I do

But hope in You?

Though You may slay me, still I will hope in You

What can men do to me?

They knock me down, and even the wisest among them fail

They may step on me

But You, Oh God, are near

You silence the cries of my enemies

You make the rain to wash my tears away

And you lift this shame away

Though they may slay me, yet I will hope in You

Oh God!

What else can I do

But hope in You?

Though all may slay me, still I will hope in You

For should I die I will awake

With the vision of Your face

And never feel this pain again

And if I live for one more day

I will live and breathe until You say

"Welcome home."

As lost as I may become

Stumbling on this darkened path

Your light is brighter than my sorrow

Your truth will break my fall

Your hands will lift me up again

As alone as it may feel

Standing in the midst of this indifferent crowd

You are ever beside me

The only voice I need to hear

The only arms I need to run to

The only one who understands and knows me as I am

Though You slay me, yet I will hope in You

Oh God!

What else can I do

But hope in You?

Though You may slay me, still I will hope in You

I stand as I am

A fearful child inside as I've always been

You are my perfect Father

And I your lowly child

Please help me to remember why You've brought me here

What You've carried me through

How far we have come before

This last and final door

I look up with eyes so full

To eyes that know me so well

I will wait for answers that may never come

But I will wait anyway

And though that may slay me

Yet will I hope in You

Forgive me for failing You

Forgive me for failing me

Thank you for forgiving me

For what I am and what I used to be

Promise me that what I was will keep fading away

Bring me ever closer to heaven's shores

Till then I'll wait behind these heavy doors

On my knees in this cold, dark room

I will choose to trust in You

Though my strength may fail

I will find strength in You

One day I'll soar on wings of eagles

Till then I'll dream of that first flight

Please don't forget the child in the corner

Who never deserves to leave

Who fears the light yet desperately needs its warmth

And longs for home again

Though You slay me, yet I will hope in You

Oh God!

What else can I do

But hope in You?

Though You may slay me, still I will hope in You

As weary days and moments roll

Across this span of time

I'll let my tired mind recall

All that You have done

Someday this will seem the start

Of a great and glorious day

The first day of tomorrow

The end of yesterday

Though my past may slay me

And all the world abhor me

Though I may be ground into ashes at Your feet

Oh God....

Though You slay me, yet I will hope in You

Oh God!

What else can I do

But hope in You?

Though You may slay me, still I will hope in You