We are hard pressed, we are stressed Beyond what we can bear We are reeling, we are feeling Need for hope to fight despair In the tension unrelenting We cry out for you oh Lord Will you hear, will you hear our cry? Bring us to a spacious place Of your hope and lavish grace Assure us of our kingdom home You’re the King above all others And you’ve made us sons and daughters Oh we will, oh we will not be afraid We are hard pressed, we are stressed Beyond what we can bear We are reeling, we are feeling Need for hope to fight despair In the tension unrelenting We cry out for you oh Lord Will you hear, will you hear our cry? Bring us to a spacious place Of your hope and lavish grace Assure us of our kingdom home You’re the King above all others And you’ve made us sons and daughters Oh we will, oh we will not be afraid After all, what can mere humans do? It is in the Lord we take our refuge And we know that in the end With God our help that we will see The Lord has the victory Oh the Lord has the victory We were hard pressed, we were stressed Yes, beyond what we could bear We were reeling, we were feeling Need for hope to fight despair In the tension unrelenting We cried out for you oh Lord And you heard, yes you heard our cry You brought us to a spacious place Of your hope and lavish grace Assured us of our kingdom home You’re the king above all others Yet you’ve made us sons and daughters Oh we will, oh we will not be afraid Oh we will, oh we will not be afraid

Here I am Lord Crying out to you again Hear my voice Lord I’m standing face to face with sin If you kept a record of our wrongs Who could abide? But you grant forgiveness So you are feared and lifted high Our hope is in you Because of your great mercy Redemption complete And every sin forgiven Here I am Lord Quiet waiting here for you Hoping for your promises Sure that what you say is true If you kept a record of our wrongs Who could abide? But you grant forgiveness So you are feared and lifted high Our hope is in you Because of your great mercy Redemption complete And every sin forgiven Here I am Lord Stilled and quiet in my soul I’ve given my ambitions Over to your wise control I’ve given up my faith in my own ways and my own plans I’m hoping only in the mercy given by your hand Our hope is in you Because of your great mercy Redemption complete And every sin forgiven Our hope is in you Because of your great mercy Redemption complete And every sin forgiven

The Lord’s my shepherd, I am not lacking He will direct me to pastures green He always leads me to quiet waters Meets my every need For his name’s sake he will guide me Into paths of righteousness And though danger may surround me He will give me rest In the presence of foes turned against me He will care for me like a king Grant me honor, show me his favor Graciously give everything So I follow him in goodness Walk the path my Shepherd guides Trust in his unfailing mercy With him always reside

Whom in heaven have I but you? And I want nothing on earth besides you Whom in heaven have I but you? Though my strength often fails Your power prevails You’re my joy and my portion for ever You are always with me, holding me by my hand You are guiding me now and will lead me to your land I will tell of your works, proclaim all of your deeds Refuge of the fearful soul, your love fills my need Whom in heaven have I but you? And I want nothing on earth besides you Whom in heaven have I but you? Though my strength often fails Your power prevails You’re my joy and my portion for ever You’re a refuge for me and I choose to draw near Though my eyes turn away, you remove all my fears Justice shines in your eyes, righteousness in all your ways I’m secure in your hands, keeper of my days Whom in heaven have I but you? And I want nothing on earth besides you Whom in heaven have I but you? Though my strength often fails Your power prevails You’re my joy and my portion for ever Whom in heaven have I but you? And I want nothing on earth besides you Whom in heaven have I but you? Though my strength often fails Your power prevails You’re my joy and my portion for ever You’re my joy and my portion for ever

You are with me, I will not be afraid You are with me, every moment, every day No matter what people may do or what they say You’re my helper and you are with me I don’t know what might come knocking at my door The hours pass I feel unsettled and unsure But no matter what this day may hold in store You’re a refuge, you’re my strength that will endure You are with me, I will not be afraid You are with me, every moment, every day No matter what people may do or what they say You’re my helper and you are with me There are threats and there are dangers to my soul There are fears and stressors trying to take a hold In these lonely times the silence is anything but gold And I need you to remind me once again that You are with me, I will not be afraid You are with me, every moment, every day No matter what people may do or what they say You’re my helper and you are with me You’re my helper and you are with me