Sixteen Stones

verse 1
woke up late again
head still full of noise
prayers feel like voicemail
left without a choice
i read the same old lines
hoping they still work
faith feels paper thin
when life starts to hurt

pre-chorus
i don’t feel brave
i don’t feel strong
but i’m still here
so i guess that counts

chorus
i believe
even when my hands shake
even when i’m not okay
i believe
not because i see it clear
but because you’re still here
with me

verse 2
everyone sounds certain
like they’ve got it figured out
i just sit in silence
trying to drown the doubt
some days faith is fire
some days it’s a spark
some days it’s just staying
when i wanna fall apart

pre-chorus
i don’t have answers
i just have need
a quiet hope
and tired knees

chorus
i believe
even when my words break
even when i’m scared to pray
i believe
not because i’m standing tall
but because you won’t let me fall
completely

bridge
if faith is just a step
then i’ll take it slow
one breath
one yes
one letting go

final chorus / outro
i believe
in the dark
in the ache
in the waiting
i believe
not because i’m strong enough
but because your love
is

(Verse 1)
I was standing on the outside
Watching everybody else shine
Certain heaven had its favorites
Certain I would never make it

I know all the Sunday answers
Still get lost inside the static
Trying hard to keep believing
Even when I barely feel it

(Pre-Chorus)
I keep thinking maybe
I’m the one You passed by
Just another ordinary rock
Buried in the wrong side

(Chorus)
But I wanna be one of the sixteen stones
One You pick up, one You hold
One that feels Your fingers trace
Light poured into empty space
I know I’m rough around the edges
Full of fear and second guesses
Still I ache to carry hope
I wanna be one of the sixteen stones

(Verse 2)
Everybody says You call us
Broken people, anxious hearts
But sometimes that sounds too good
To believe when it gets dark

‘Cause I’ve got all these hidden places
I don’t show to anyone
Parts of me that still feel distant
Like they’d disappear in sunlight

(Pre-Chorus)
And I keep wondering why
You would choose somebody weak
When there’s so many better people
Standing closer at Your feet

(Chorus)
But I wanna be one of the sixteen stones
One You breathe life into slow
One that glows because You stayed
Not because it earned the flame
I know I’m nothing special
Just another soul You rescued
Still I’d give You all I own
To be one of the sixteen stones

(Bridge)
Maybe holiness begins
In admitting that we can’t
Maybe faith is bringing all we are
And placing it in Your hands
Maybe You’ve been waiting
For hearts humble enough to know
That the brightest kind of light
Is the kind we never make alone

(Final Chorus)
So let me be one of the sixteen stones
Even if my faith feels small
Even if I shake with doubt
Even if I don’t stand out
If Your touch can change the ordinary
Maybe there is hope for me yet
Maybe heaven still moves close
To broken little stones

(Outro)
I don’t need to shine alone
Just don’t leave me untouched
I wanna be one of the sixteen stones

Verse 1
I saw those tired fishermen
With salt still on their skin
Mending every broken net
Like they could earn their way within
Peter said, “I’m just a man”
Andrew looked the other way
But I don’t call the qualified
I call the ones who’ll come in faith

Pre-Chorus
You think your hands are empty
You think your heart’s too weak
But I have never needed perfect
Only willing feet

Chorus
So walk with Me through firelight
Walk with Me through storms
You don’t have to be enough
I’ve carried that before
Bring your doubt and bring your scars
Bring the parts you hide
I can make a mountain move
With hearts that barely try
You say you’re not enough for this
That’s not yours to be
Just take one step and trust My voice
And walk with Me

Verse 2
Moses stood beside the flame
Staring at the desert sand
Saying, “Surely You’ve got better men
Than one with shaking hands”
Enoch heard the world around him
Tell him he was far too young
But heaven has a history
Of using unsung ones

Pre-Chorus
You see all your weakness
Like it disqualifies your name
But grace was never measured
By what you could sustain

Chorus
So walk with Me through wilderness
Walk with Me through waves
You don’t have to hold the world
That’s why I came to save
Bring your fear and bring your past
Bring every missing piece
I can fill the empty space
And give your spirit peace
You say you’re not enough for this
That’s not yours to be
Just take one step and trust My voice
And walk with Me

Bridge
I’ve called the weak to lead the strong
The fearful to be brave
I’ve turned the smallest faith into
A stone that rolled away
And if you think you’re too far gone
Or too unsteady still
Remember every soul I chose
Was learning how to heal

Final Chorus
So walk with Me when nights are long
Walk with Me when hope runs thin
I already knew your every flaw
Before you let Me in
Still I stand here at your door
With mercy in My reach
You don’t have to be enough
You only have to believe
The road was never yours alone
I’ve always been beside you
Take My hand and don’t let go
Just walk with Me

Outro
Leave your nets upon the shore
There’s more ahead than what you see
You were never called because you’re perfect
You were called because you’re Mine
So walk with Me

[Verse 1] (soft, close-mic, fingerpicked guitar; light breaths)
I almost stayed home in my head again  
Stared at the ceiling, heard the day move on  
Told myself, “You’re not the kind that helps,”  
Like Heaven somehow got my number wrong  
But there was that quiet, steady pulling  
Not loud—just stubborn in my chest  
So I tied my shoes real slow on purpose  
Like I could lace my fear to rest  

[Pre-Chorus] (add warm bass, a few piano notes; lift slightly)
I don’t have the words all picked out  
I don’t have brave I can defend  
But I can show up with empty hands  
And trust He’ll fill the gaps in them  

[Chorus] (drums enter: tight kick + soft clap; widen vocals; emotional lift)
So I’ll show up, even when I’m shaking  
Show up, even when I’m small  
He can turn a simple yes into a miracle  
If I just show up—that’s all  
I don’t have to stand in the spotlight  
I don’t have to know the how  
He can work with what I bring Him  
If I just show up  

[Verse 2] (pull drums back; keep groove minimal; intimate again)
There’s a friend who jokes like everything’s fine  
But I can see the tired in their eyes  
I used to think, “Don’t say the wrong thing,”  
So I’d keep it friendly, compromise  
But love looks like the car still running  
When you’re parked outside their place  
Love looks like a text that doesn’t fix it  
Just says, “I’m here—take your space”  

[Pre-Chorus] (add harmony on last two lines; build tension)
I’m not a fixer, not a cure  
I’m not the speech that makes it end  
But I can be a set of hands  
If He needs hands again  

[Chorus] (fuller than Chorus 1; add harmony stack on “show up”)
So I’ll show up, even when I’m shaking  
Show up, even when I’m small  
He can turn a simple yes into a miracle  
If I just show up—that’s all  
I don’t have to stand in the spotlight  
I don’t have to know the how  
He can work with what I bring Him  
If I just show up  

[Bridge] (half-time; drop guitar; pad + piano; vulnerable delivery)
Maybe faith is not a feeling  
Maybe it’s a step you take  
With your throat tight, palms sweating  
Still walking for somebody’s sake  
I’ve seen hope show up in plain clothes  
In a quiet ride back home  
Like a door you hold for someone  
So they don’t have to walk alone  

[Final Chorus] (biggest; bring back full groove; add counter-melody; airy ad-libs)
Yeah, I’ll show up, even when I’m shaking  
Show up, even when I’m small  
He can turn a simple yes into a miracle  
If I just show up—that’s all  
I don’t have to stand in the spotlight  
I don’t have to know the how  
He can work with what I bring Him  
If I just show up  

[Outro] (strip back to guitar + voice; soft final line)
So if You need me, I’m not ready  
But I’m ready enough right now  
I’ll stop waiting to be perfect, Lord  
I’m at the door—I’m coming out

[Verse 1]
I saw the news again, another tragedy
A thousand people hurting, and it's killing me
I wanted to fix it all, wanted to change the world
But I'm just one person with my hands tied, feeling so small

[Verse 2]
My friend said, "What's the point? There's too much to be done
You can't save everyone, you can't help everyone"
I almost believed him, almost walked away
Then I remembered something that changed everything that day

[Pre-Chorus]
He didn't heal the masses all at once
He stopped for just one woman in the crowd

[Chorus]
One by one, that's how the Savior loved
One by one, sometimes that's enough
I can't do everything, but I can do something
And maybe that something starts with one
One by one, one by one

[Verse 3]
So I bought a meal for the man on Fourth and Main
Learned his name was Michael, heard about his pain
I couldn't solve his problems, couldn't fix his life
But for twenty minutes, he knew someone cared that night

[Verse 4]
My neighbor lost her husband back in early spring
I can't bring him back, can't change anything
But I can mow her lawn on Saturday at ten
And sit with her on Sundays now and then

[Pre-Chorus]
He touched the leper no one else would touch
He called down Zacchaeus from the tree

[Chorus]
One by one, that's how the Savior loved
One by one, sometimes that's enough
I can't do everything, but I can do something
And maybe that something starts with one
One by one, one by one

[Bridge]
The crowd was overwhelming, five thousand standing there
But He saw the little boy who had something to share
Five loaves and two fishes didn't seem like much
But in the Master's hands, one small gift was enough

[Verse 5]
So I'm not gonna worry about the things I can't control
Or let the weight of everything consume my soul
I'll just love the person standing right in front of me
'Cause that's what He would do, that's who He taught me to be

[Chorus]
One by one, that's how the Savior loved
One by one, sometimes that's enough
I can't do everything, but I can do something
And maybe that something starts with one
One by one, one by one

[Outro]
I can't save the world, but I can start right here
With the person next to me, drawing near
One by one, one by one
That's how the work gets done
One by one

[Intro]
(Intricate finger-picked acoustic guitar riff)
(Light snapping fingers)

[Verse 1]
(Fast conversational flow, soft vocals)
My mother asked me why I look like I’ve been in a fight
The denim on my knees is shredded, turning into white
She offered me a twenty just to go and buy a pair
She said, "You can’t go out in public with the damage that is there."
I told her, "Mom, I promise that I haven't scraped my shins"
I haven't been on skateboards and I haven't tumbled in
To trouble with the neighbors or the bullies down the street
There’s a different kind of reason that my outfit isn't neat.

[Pre-Chorus]
(Melodic lift, light synthesizer enters)
I guess it's kind of funny how the kids at school
They take a pair of scissors just to make them look cool
They want to look authentic, yeah, they want to look distressed
But mine are falling off of me, a total mess.

[Chorus]
(Catchy melody, smooth harmonies, lo-fi beat drops)
I’ve got holy jeans, but not the kind you think
It happens when I’m praying and I’m pushed to the brink
It’s friction on the carpet, it’s talking to the Lord
It’s spending every hour on the bedroom floor.
They call them holy jeans, I guess the name fits right
'Cause I’ve been on my knees almost every single night
Yeah, the fabric’s wearing out, but my soul is getting clean
Walking round the city in my holy jeans.

[Verse 2]
(Bass line enters, groovy but chill)
I feel a bit like Jacob wrestling angels in the dark
I walk a little funny, yeah, I’ve got a little mark
It isn't from the pavement and it isn't from a fall
It's just a conversation with the One who made it all.
And I know that people stare at me when I walk through the door
They wonder why I’m looking like I’m really, really poor
But I am rich in mercy, yeah, I’m rich in things unseen
So I don't really worry 'bout the state of my routine.

[Bridge]
(Stripped back, dreamy synth pad, breathy falsetto)
And maybe I should patch them up
And maybe I should care
But every single open thread
Is proof that I was there...
(Drums stutter build)
Yeah, every single open thread is proof that I was there!

[Chorus]
(Full energy, layered vocals)
I’ve got holy jeans, but not the kind you think
It happens when I’m praying and I’m pushed to the brink
It’s friction on the carpet, it’s talking to the Lord
It’s spending every hour on the bedroom floor.
They call them holy jeans, I guess the name fits right
'Cause I’ve been on my knees almost every single night
Yeah, the fabric’s wearing out, but my soul is getting clean
Walking round the city in my holy jeans.

[Outro]
(Guitar fades out slowly)
(Soft vocal run)
My holy jeans.
(Spoken)
Amen.
[End]

[Verse 1]
Just the other day, I was sitting on my bedroom floor
Going through some photographs from years before
Beach trips and vacations, all the memories made
But there was something in those footprints that just didn't add up that day

[Verse 2]
'Cause I remembered being lonely, I remembered feeling lost
Back when I was seventeen and counting up the cost
Of every bad decision, every time I fell apart
But looking at those pictures, there were footprints I couldn't disregard

[Pre-Chorus]
Two sets in the happy times, running side by side
But only one set showing when I barely survived

[Chorus]
That's when I realized You carried me
When I was too broken, couldn't even see
Those prints in Your hands, those prints in Your feet
Were there the whole time, carrying me
I thought You left me walking all alone
But You were carrying me home

[Verse 3]
Now I'm looking back at all those desperate nights
When I was convinced that I was losing all my fights
I didn't feel You near me, thought I'd been left behind
But those footprints tell a different story, a different design

[Verse 4]
I remember calling out with nobody around
Face down in the darkness, breaking down
Thought the silence meant that I was on my own
But You were right beside me, I was never alone

[Pre-Chorus]
Two sets when I was dancing in the light
But only one set through my darkest night

[Chorus]
'Cause You carried me
When I was too broken, couldn't even see
Those prints in Your hands, those prints in Your feet
Were there the whole time, carrying me
I thought You left me walking all alone
But You were carrying me home

[Bridge]
You didn't leave me stranded in the sand
You picked me up with those nail-scarred hands
The proof was always there, I just couldn't understand
You were carrying me when I couldn't stand
Every scar You bore was meant for me
Every wound a promise that You'd never leave

[Chorus]
Yeah, You carried me
When I was too broken, couldn't even see
Those prints in Your hands, those prints in Your feet
Were there the whole time, carrying me
I thought You left me walking all alone
But You were carrying me home
You were carrying me home

[Outro]
Now I see and I finally know
In my hardest times, You never let me go
When I see one set of footprints in the sand
I know that's where You carried me again

Verse 1
I’ve been white-knuckling the steering wheel since I was ten
I drove around the cul-de-sac and did it all again
I’ve got a map that’s torn in half, a GPS that’s broke
And the engine is sputtering and blowing out smoke

My eyes are getting heavy and the lines are getting blurred
I’m looking for an exit but I haven’t said a word
I think I’m gonna crash if I go another mile
I haven’t seen the scenery in a really long while

Pre-Chorus
I’m a terrible driver, I’ve got to admit
I swerve in the lanes and I throw a fit
I’m trying to control what I can’t comprehend
So I’m bringing this solo trip to an end

Chorus
So I’m climbing over the center console
I’m giving You the keys, I’m giving You control
I’m sitting in the passenger seat for the ride
I’m lowering the window and watching the tide

You can drive fast or You can drive slow
I don’t really care where we’re gonna go
As long as You’re driving, the journey is sweet
I’ll be learning right here in the passenger seat

Verse 2
I looked in the mirror at the things in the trunk
I’ve been hauling around a whole lot of junk
Regrets from the high school, and fears for the job
And anger that beats like a heart within a mob

But now that I’m sitting here, watching You drive
I feel like the car has just come alive
You stopped at the dump and You threw it all out
You lightened the load without scream or a shout

I noticed the mountains, I noticed the trees
I noticed the way that the wind hits the leaves

Pre-Chorus
I’m a terrible driver, I’ve got to admit
I swerve in the lanes and I throw a fit
I’m trying to control what I can’t comprehend
So I’m bringing this solo trip to an end

Chorus
So I’m climbing over the center console
I’m giving You the keys, I’m giving You control
I’m sitting in the passenger seat for the ride
I’m lowering the window and watching the tide

You can drive fast or You can drive slow
I don’t really care where we’re gonna go
As long as You’re driving, the journey is sweet
I’ll be learning right here in the passenger seat

Bridge
Take the wheel
Take the heart
Take the whole thing apart

I trust Your direction, I trust where we turn
Even if the tires have to crash and burn
Just get us home

[Verse 1]
There’s a bench outside the corner store by my place
Where a guy sits every Tuesday with a tired face
And I’ve walked past him so often it feels routine
Like he’s part of the sidewalk, like he’s part of the scene

Last week he said, “Hey, sorry, do you know the time?”
And I smiled and said, “Yeah,” but I didn’t meet his eyes
I told myself, “I’m running late, I should keep my pace”
And I kept walking fast like I was in some kind of race

[Pre-Chorus]
Satan doesn’t need a crash to ruin what’s true
Just a reason that sounds like you

[Chorus]
’Cause he don’t need you doing something wrong
He just needs you putting off doing good
Keeping your hands in your pockets when you could’ve reached out
Letting “I’ll do it tomorrow” drown “I’ll do it now”
He wins when you stay comfortable, when you never even try
When you see somebody hurting and you just walk by
No, he don’t need you burning down your whole life
He just needs one more “not tonight”

[Verse 2]
On Friday my friend Maya texted, “Can we talk a bit?”
Said, “I’m not doing great, I just… I can’t shake it”
And I stared at those bubbles, then I watched them fade
’Cause I didn’t know what to say, so I chose “someday”

I typed, “Are you okay?” then deleted every line
Like silence was safer than getting it wrong in time
Then Saturday I saw her smiling, but it looked rehearsed
And I hated how my “later” always makes it worse

[Pre-Chorus]
It’s not the storm that pulls you off your feet
It’s the pause before you speak

[Chorus]
’Cause he don’t need you doing something wrong
He just needs you putting off doing good
Keeping your hands in your pockets when you could’ve reached out
Letting “I’ll do it tomorrow” drown “I’ll do it now”
He wins when you stay comfortable, when you never even try
When you see somebody hurting and you just walk by
No, he don’t need you burning down your whole life
He just needs one more “not tonight”

[Bridge]
So today I walked slower by that corner store
And I bought two hot chocolates even though it’s not that cold
He was there on the bench like he always is
And I almost kept going… but I didn’t

And I called Maya back when my hands started to shake
Said, “I’m here, I’m sorry, I should’ve answered your pain”
She didn’t need a speech, she didn’t need me “fixed”
Just someone to show up when the moment exists

[Final Chorus]
’Cause he don’t need you doing something wrong
He just needs you putting off doing good
Keeping your hands in your pockets when you could’ve reached out
Letting “I’ll do it tomorrow” drown “I’ll do it now”
He wins when you stay comfortable, when you never even try
When you see somebody hurting and you just walk by
No, he don’t need you losing in some dramatic way
He just needs one more “not today”

[Outro]
So if I feel that nudge, I’m done letting it wait
I’m done feeding the lie that “later” is safe
He doesn’t need my worst to pull me away—
Just my good, left unopened, day after day

Verse 1
I put you on a pedestal so high
I thought that you’d never fall
But somewhere between the faith and the fight
You turned out human after all
And I felt the ground shift under my feet
When you let me down that day
Like the hero I’d been counting on
Just quietly walked away
Pre-Chorus
But who am I to throw the stone
When I’ve got cracks of my own
Chorus
We’re all imperfect people
Trying to do what’s right
We crack beneath the steeple
We fail in plain daylight
But God picks up the broken ones
And uses them somehow
Only One was ever perfect
And we’re His hands right now
So I’ll give you the grace
That I’m gonna need
We’re all imperfect people
Including me
Verse 2
I think of all the ones He chose
A shepherd boy, a fisherman’s hand
A doubter and a man who denied
And somehow that became His plan
So maybe you’re not so different now
From everyone He ever used
The pages of that old worn book
Are full of people just like you
Pre-Chorus
So who am I to walk away
When I’ve fallen just the same
Chorus
We’re all imperfect people
Trying to do what’s right
We crack beneath the steeple
We fail in plain daylight
But God picks up the broken ones
And uses them somehow
Only One was ever perfect
And His hands right now
So I’ll give you the grace
That I’m gonna need
We’re all imperfect people
Including me
Bridge
I’ve let people down
In ways I can’t undo
And somebody somewhere
Showed me grace too
So maybe that’s the whole point
Of the story being told
That the vessel doesn’t have to be perfect
To carry something gold
Final Chorus
We’re all imperfect people
Trying to do what’s right
We crack beneath the steeple
We fail in plain daylight
But God picks up the broken ones
And uses them somehow
Only One was ever perfect
And we’re His hands right now
So I’ll give you the grace
That I’m gonna need
We’re all imperfect people
Including me
Including me
Outro
Just imperfect people
That’s all we’ll ever be
But somehow that’s enough
For Christ to set us free

verse 1
they say
you’ll understand later
like later’s a place you go
i ask what they mean
they smile
change the subject slow
they tell me be patient
trust the plan
trust the guide
but no one explains
why some answers
get left behind

pre-chorus
i’m not trying to argue
i just wanna know
why every real question
makes the room get cold

chorus
i’ve got questions
they don’t wanna touch
say it’s not the time
or i’m asking too much
i’ve got questions
that don’t fit the room
and i’m scared that silence
is the real answer too

verse 2
they talk about faith
like it’s fragile glass
like if i ask too hard
it won’t last
they say don’t dig so deep
you might lose the ground
but faith that’s scared of truth
feels thinner now

pre-chorus
i’m not walking away
i’m still standing here
i just need someone honest
instead of “don’t fear”

chorus
i’ve got questions
and i’m still believing
just tired of pretending
i’m not bleeding
i’ve got questions
and i’m trying to stay
but it’s hard when the answers
get filed away

bridge
maybe doubt’s not the enemy
maybe silence is
maybe asking means
i care enough to risk
if truth is real
it can take the weight
i’m not trying to break it
i’m trying to stay

final chorus / outro
i’ve got questions
i’m not asking to fight
i just don’t wanna fake it
for the rest of my life
i’ve got questions
and i’m still here too
hoping faith has room
for the honest truth

[Verse 1]
Woke up feeling like the world moved on
Like everybody else knew where they belonged
Voice in my head trying to pull me down
Saying I’m too lost to turn around

Sat alone staring at my bedroom wall
Thinking maybe I’m not strong at all
Then I heard a memory in the back of my mind
“Darkness only wins if you stop the fight”

[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, I’ve been down that road before
Let the shadows lock the door
But they don’t get me anymore

[Chorus]
Not today Satan
You don’t get my peace
You don’t get my future
Or the best of me
You can whisper all night
Try to fill my head with doubt
But I’m finally learning
How to shut you out
Yeah, you had me breaking
But I’m stronger than my pain
So not today
No, not today Satan

[Verse 2]
Some days hope feels hard to hold
Like a tiny little fire in the cold
Everybody acts like they’re doing fine
But we all get scared sometimes

I still got scars I don’t talk about
Still got fears that I’m working through now
But the fact that I’m standing here breathing at all
Means the darkness didn’t win after all

[Pre-Chorus]
No, I’m not who I was back then
I know how this story ends
And I’m not giving in again

[Chorus]
Not today Satan
You don’t get my peace
You don’t get my family
Or the dreams I keep
You can whisper all night
Try to drag me through the dark
But the light keeps finding
Every broken part
Yeah, you had me shaking
But I’m stronger than the pain
So not today
No, not today Satan

[Bridge]
Maybe I bend
Maybe I bruise
Maybe there’s nights
I still feel confused
But losing myself
Is one thing I won’t do

[Final Chorus]
Not today Satan
I finally believe
Every little battle
Didn’t come to bury me
You can knock me down
But I’ll never stay there long
‘Cause every time I get back up
You know you lost
Yeah, you kept me waiting
But I’m done living afraid
So not today
No, not today Satan

Verse 1
There were nights I thought the road ran out
Shoes worn thin, faith full of doubt
Every prayer felt like it hit the ceiling
Every answer slow in revealing

A quiet voice cut through the noise
Spoke like truth you can’t avoid
Said, Son, this valley isn’t the sum
You’re standing in the before, not the done

Pre-Chorus
Lift your eyes just one more mile
This pain won’t last forever
Hold your ground, steady your smile
He will leave you never

Chorus
Don’t give up, don’t you quit
Take another step, lean into it
Keep walking when the night feels long
Keep believing when it all feels wrong

There’s help ahead, there’s joy that comes
More than you’ve ever known
Trust God, lift your chin
Believe in good things to come

Verse 2
Years go by like pages turn
Some you keep, some you burn
Scars become the proof you stayed
When it would’ve been easier to walk away

Looking back, I finally see
He helped carry more than me
Every tear was counted then
Every loss shaped who I am

Pre-Chorus
Lift your eyes just one more mile
This pain won’t last forever
Hold your ground, steady your smile
He will leave you never

Chorus
Don’t give up, don’t you quit
You’re stronger than the weight you’re in
Keep walking through unanswered drums
The song resolves, it always comes

There’s help ahead, there’s joy that hums
Through days yet to unfold
Trust God, lift your chin
Believe in good things to come

Bridge
Thirty years like borrowed light
Still counting stars at night
I’ve seen the promise prove it true
God was faithful all the way through

If you’re standing where I stood
Wondering if hope ever could
Hear my voice and take my hand
You’re not lost, you’re just not there yet

Final Chorus
Don’t give up, don’t you quit
This road keeps going, step by step
Keep trying when the climb feels steep
He’s already guarding what you seek

There’s help ahead, there’s joy that runs
Deeper than the hurt you’ve known
Trust God, lift your chin
Believe in good things to come

Outro
It will be alright in the end
And if it’s not, you’re not there yet
So walk on, child, walk on
Good things are still to come

Verse 1
When the voices all get louder
And the easy road looks wide
When the truth feels like a whisper
And the crowd has picked a side
When the cost of being faithful
Feels too heavy in my hands
I will lift my eyes to heaven
And remember who I am

Pre-Chorus
I was never called to comfort
I was never called to blend
I was called to keep on walking
Even to the very end

Chorus
Even if I have to stand alone
Even if the world says let it go
When the night is long and I feel small
I will not be moved, I will not fall
God did not ask for safe or known
He asked my heart, He asked my soul
So when the line is drawn, here is where I stand
Even if I stand alone, God expects me to stand

Verse 2
There are days my knees are shaking
There are tears I never show
There are battles in the silence
Only heaven gets to know
But the fire in my calling
Was not lit by human hands
And the One who placed it in me
Gives me strength enough to stand

Pre-Chorus
I was never called to follow
Every fear that fills the air
I was called to bear a witness
To the truth that brought me here

Chorus
Even if I have to stand alone
Even if the world says let it go
When the night is long and I feel small
I will not be moved, I will not fall
God did not ask for safe or known
He asked my heart, He asked my soul
So when the line is drawn, here is where I stand
Even if I stand alone, God expects me to stand

Bridge
If no one else believes it
If no one else will stay
If no one else will say Your name
I will still obey
If the ground beneath me trembles
I will trust Your higher plan
Because I’d rather stand with heaven
Than be praised by broken man

Final Chorus
Even if I have to stand alone
Even if the world says let it go
When the night is long and I feel small
I will not be moved, I will not fall
God did not ask for safe or known
He asked my heart, He asked my soul
So when the line is drawn, here is where I stand
Even if I stand alone, God expects me to stand

Outro
So let the winds rise if they can
By His grace, I’ll stand
By His word, I’ll stand
Even if I stand alone
I will stand

Lyrics:
[Intro]
[Instrumental]

[Verse 1]
The garden's still, the evening won't let go
A sealed-up stone and nothing left to hold
The ones who loved Him gathered in their grief
Wondering how the world could take their King

[Pre-Chorus]
But the morning had a promise that the night could never keep
And the earth began to tremble in its sleep

[Chorus]
On that day the stone was rolled away
On that day the darkness lost its claim
Every tear, every tomb, every borrowed grave
Gave it back on that day

[Verse 2]
She came before the sunrise, came to mourn
And found the linen folded, nothing torn
Two angels at the place where He had lain
Said, "Why do you look for the living with the slain?"

[Pre-Chorus]
But the morning had a promise that the night could never keep
And the earth began to tremble in its sleep

[Chorus]
On that day the stone was rolled away
On that day the darkness lost its claim
Every tear, every tomb, every borrowed grave
Gave it back on that day

[Bridge]
Now every grave is just a door
Every ending holds a something more
The hands that broke the bands of death
Still reach for us with every breath

[Verse 3]
And He walks with us through every quiet road
Carries every weight we try to hold
Because He rose, the plan was always true
That we would rise and be made whole there too

[Pre-Chorus]
And the morning keeps its promise that the night could never keep
And the ones we love are never gone, just asleep

[Chorus]
On that day the stone was rolled away
On that day the darkness lost its claim
Every tear, every tomb, every borrowed grave
Gave it back on that day

[Outro]
On that day
On that day
On that day