The Lord Is My Light

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[Intro]
[soft breath]
I stand here
Heart steady
Eyes lifted

One thing I know:
The Lord is my light
And my salvation
Whom shall I fear?

[Verse 1]
When shadows stretch long across the floor of my soul
He speaks my name
And the dark remembers it has limits

The Lord is the stronghold of my life
The walls that do not crack
The gate that does not rust
Of whom shall I be afraid?

When fear marches loud at my doorstep
When trouble draws maps with my name on them
Even then
I am not alone

[Chorus]
The Lord is my light
I will not tremble
The Lord is my strength
I will stand still
The Lord is my song
In the middle of battle
My heart will say
“I trust Him
Still”

[Verse 2]
Though armies of anxiety circle my thoughts
Though lies camp out around my bed
My heart will not collapse

In the day of trouble
He hides me in His house
Sets me high on a rock
Above the storm spray
Where I can finally breathe

I lift my head
Above the weight of what if
Above the roar of what’s next
And I offer a louder sound:
Thank You

[Chorus]
The Lord is my light
I will not tremble
The Lord is my strength
I will stand still
The Lord is my song
In the middle of battle
My heart will say
“I trust Him
Still”

[Bridge]
One thing I ask
One thing I seek
To live in His presence
To look at His beauty
To sit in His house
All the days of my life

Teach my heart Your way
Reshape my steps
Lead me on a level path
When my own roads twist and break

If father and mother fade or forsake
The Lord will take me in
Call me “child”
Call me “Mine”

[Chorus]
The Lord is my light
I will not tremble
The Lord is my strength
I will stand still
The Lord is my song
In the middle of battle
My heart will say
“I trust Him
Still”

[Outro]
I would have lost heart
If I did not believe
I would see Your goodness
Here
In the land of the living

So I wait
I wait with courage
I wait with open hands and lifted head

Wait for the Lord
Be strong
Let your heart take courage
Wait for the Lord