The Song That Holds Me

(Inspired by Isaiah 12:2 “Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and not be afraid: for the Lord Jehovah is my strength and my song; he also is become my salvation.”)

When fear’s cold breath is near my face,
And the walls press in on every place,
When strength is gone and the night feels long,
Your voice breaks through, faithful and strong.

You are my shelter, my song, my stay,
The dawn that breaks on the darkest day;
No power of hell, no shadowed night
Can drown the hymn of the Lord’s delight.

So I lift my heart in a trust made new,
Not in my courage, but all in You;
For my God is my life, my joy, my all—
My salvation’s cry when the shadows fall.

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