[Verse 1]
On the midnight road where my courage thinned,
I felt the cold wind whisper my name again.
Shuffled shoes on gravel, prayers on my breath,
A small light in the distance, answering death.
You bent low to mend the places I’d torn,
Healed the hush of hospital nights till morning was born.
Your fingers warmed the pages I could no longer read,
Turned my trembling “maybe” into a certain need.
[Pre-Chorus]
When doubt surrounds and night grows long,
I hear a whisper, steady and strong.
A steady hand, a promise kept,
You wake my hope from where it slept.
(Choir response: "Steady and strong!")
[Chorus]
Oh Lord, Your grace lifts me higher
Than winds of worry, than chains of fire.
With faith like morning, I will stand tall —
Your love, my refuge, the greatest of all.
(Choir: "Greatest of all!")
Ad-lib tag: Grace! (Grace!) — Lift me! (Lift me!)
[Verse 2]
When the river rose and took my plan,
You set a plank of mercy in my stumbling hands.
From broken bills to broken vows, You made a brand-new start,
You stitched a map of courage into the seams of my heart.
I remember the mountain with my name carved in doubt,
You came with steady footsteps and led me out.
I tasted bread and water on the long road home,
Found a seat at Your table, no longer alone.
[Pre-Chorus]
When fear finds voice and shadows fall,
I hear that whisper—You answer my call.
A blaze of small mercies lights the dark,
You steady the beat of my fragile heart.
(Choir response: "You answer my call!")
[Chorus]
Oh Lord, Your grace lifts me higher
Than winds of worry, than chains of fire.
With faith like morning, I will stand tall —
Your love, my refuge, the greatest of all.
(Choir: "Greatest of all!")
Ad-lib tag: Grace! (Grace!) — Lift me! (Lift me!)
[Bridge — Testimony / Climax]
You raised my voice when I was silent,
Gave me song when I’d lost hope.
You pulled me from the silence of my choices,
Breathed a promise into my undone ropes.
I was a vessel cracked and parched for rain,
You poured a river through every seam of pain.
(Lead shout) I declare: I am free! — (Choir answers) "Free!"
(Shouted tag) Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
(Choir call-and-response)
Lead: "You turned my tears to testimony!" — Choir: "Testimony!"
Lead: "You made my heart a lighthouse!" — Choir: "A lighthouse!"
[Chorus — Full Choir Lift]
Oh Lord, Your grace lifts me higher
Than winds of worry, than chains of fire.
With faith like morning, we will stand tall —
Your love, our refuge, the greatest of all.
(Choir: "Greatest of all!")
Ad-lib tag: Grace! (Grace!) — Lift me! (Lift me!)
[Bridge Tag — Climactic Reprise]
Hallelujah! (Hallelujah!) — shout it loud, shout it true!
Hallelujah! (Hallelujah!) — You made me new.
(Choir builds: "Hallelujah! — Hallelujah! — Hallelujah!")
[Outro — Quiet Testimony then Rise]
In the hush after thunder, in the morning after fear,
I hold the proof of mercy folded close and near.
So I’ll sing, and I’ll give, and I’ll walk in the light,
Because grace lifted me higher and held me through the night
