For In You, there's hope always

 

When the night gets longer than what I thought,

When the dawn I long for keeps sliding away,

When the shore I look for seems still miles away,

I will wait on you Lord, for in You there's hope always.

You are the light that can turn it around,

You do nothing, that's not for my good,

You teach me lessons, else will I ever hear,

but for these nights You take me through?

Beauty for ashes, thats Your promise,

Joy for mourning, thats what You offer,

In place of despair, garments of praise,

You just speak, and so they occur.

So I will wait on you Lord, for in You there's hope always.

If I know myself nothing like pain,

How will I think of the pain you bore for me, ever?

If I know myself nothing like pain,

How will I think of others' pain ever?

As I go through this night,

In the power of Your might,

Help me think of, who else needs light,

And keep them at the least,

In the heart of my prayers earnest.

And I will wait on you Lord, for in You there's hope always,

Always.

                               Wrote during costochondritis on Jan 7 , 2023