Lyrics to "Beauty Will Rise" by Steven Curtis Chapma
Few artists can write touching songs and then perform them as poignantly
as Steven can. Here are his latest gems from his album "Beauty Will Rise",
released November 3, 2009. Needless to say, I just got the album.
- Heaven is the Face
- Beauty Will Rise
- SEE
- Just Have To Wait
- Faithful
- Questions
- Our God is in Control
- February 20th
- God Is It True (Trust Me)
- I Will Trust You
- Jesus Will Meet You There
- Spring Is Coming
01. Heaven is the Face
Heaven is the face of a little girl
With dark brown eyes
That disappear when she smiles
Heaven is the place
Where she calls my name
Says, "Daddy please come play with me for awhile"
God, I know, it's all of this and so much more
But God, You know, that this is what I'm aching for
God, you know, I just can't see beyond the door
So right now
Heaven is the sound of her breathing deep
Lying on my chest, falling fast asleep while I sing
And Heaven is the weight of her in my arms
Being there to keep her safe from harm while she dreams
And God, I know, it's all of this and so much more
But God, You know, that this is what I'm longing for
God, you know, I just can't see beyond the door
But in my mind's eye I can see a place
Where Your glory fills every empty space
All the cancer is gone
Every mouth is fed
And there's no one left in the orphans' bed
Every lonely heart finds their one true love
And there's no more goodbye
And no more not enough
And there's no more enemy
No more
Heaven is a sweet, maple syrup kiss
And a thousand other little things I miss with her gone
Heaven is the place where she takes my hand
And leads me to You
And we both run into Your arms
Oh God, I know, it's so much more than I can dream
It's far beyond anything I can conceive
So God, You know, I'm trusting You until I see
Heaven in the face of my little girl
Heaven in the face of my little girl
02. Beauty Will Rise
It was the day the world went wrong
I screamed til my voice was gone
And watched through the tears as everything
Came crashing down
Slowy panic turns to pain
As we awake to what remains
And sift through the ashes
That are left behind
But buried deep beneath
All our broken dreams we have this hope
Out of these ashes beauty will rise
And we will dance among the ruins
We will see it with our own eyes
Out of these ashes beauty will rise
For we know joy is coming in the morning
In the morning, beauty will rise
So take another breath for now
And let the tears come washing down
And if you can't believe, I will believe for you
Cause I have seen the signs of spring
Just watch and see
Out of these ashes beauty will rise
And we will dance among the ruins
We will see it with our own eyes
Out of these ashes beauty will rise
For we know joy is coming in the morning
In the morning
I can hear it in the distance
And it's not too far away
It's the music and the laughter
Of a wedding and a feast
I can almost feel the hand of God
Reaching for my face to wipe the tears away
You say it's time to make everything new
Make it all new
This is our hope
This is a promise
This is our hope
This is a promise
It will take our breath away
To see the beauty that's been made
Out of the ashes, out of the ashes
It will take our breath away
To see the beauty that He's made
Out of the ashes, out of the ashes
Out of these ashes
Beauty will rise
And we will dance among the ruins
We will see it with our own eyes
Out of this darkness
New light will shine
And we'll know the joy that's coming in the morning
In the morning
Beauty will rise
Oh, beauty will rise
Oh, oh, oh, beauty will rise
Oh, oh, oh, beauty will rise
Oh, oh, oh, beauty will rise
03. SEE
Right now all I can taste are bitter tears
And right now all I can see are clouds of sorrow
From the other side of all this pain
Is that you I hear?
Laughing loud and calling out to me?
Saying see, it's everything you said that it would be
And even better than you would believe
And I'm counting down the days until you're here with me
And finally you'll see
But right now all I can say is, "Lord, how long?"
Before You come and take away this aching
This night of weeping seems to have no end
But when the morning light breaks through
We'll open up our eyes and we will see
It's everything He said that it would be
And even better than we would believe
And He's counting down the days till He says, "Come with me"
And finally
He'll wipe every tear from our eyes
And make everything new
Just like He promised
Wait and see
Just wait and see
Wait and see
And I'm counting down the days until I see
It's everything He said that it would be
And even better than we would believe
And I'm counting down the days till He says, "Come with me"
And finally
We'll see
Wait and see
O taste and see that the Lord is good
The Lord is good
The Lord is good
O taste and see that the Lord is good
The Lord is good
04. Just Have To Wait
Well I can't wait to see your smile again
The one when your eyes disappear along with all my troubles
And I can't wait to hear you sing a song
Maybe "Jesus Loves Me" or a song you learned up there
But I, oh I just have to wait
Cause I know that day is coming
So I, oh I just have to wait
Well I can't wait to hear your mama laugh
The way that only you can make her laugh when you get silly
And I can't wait to see you in her arms
And know the wound so deep inside her heart is healed for good
But I, oh I just have to wait
Cause I know that day is coming
So I, oh I just have to wait
Oh, oh
And I can't wait to dance with you again
Knowing that this time the dance will never have to end
Oh I, oh I, I'll just have to wait
Cause I know that day is coming
So I, oh I, I'll just have to wait
And I can't wait to see your sisters play
The way they do when all of you are playing all together
And I can't wait to watch your brother's face
When he can finally see with his own eyes
That everything's okay
But I just have to wait
Cause I know that day is coming
But I just have to wait
05. Faithful
I am broken, I am bleeding
I'm scared and I'm confused
But You are faithful, yes, You are faithful
I am weary and believing
God please help my unbelief
Cause You are faithful, yes, You are faithful
I will proclaim it to the world
I will declare it to my heart
I will sing it when the sun is shining
I will scream it in the dark
You are faithful, You are faithful
When You give and when You take away
Even then still Your name is faithful
You are faithful
And with everything inside of me
I am choosing to believe
You are faithful
I am waiting for the rescue
That I know will surely come
Cause You are faithful, yes, You are faithful
And I've dropped anchor in Your promises and I am holding on
Cause You are faithful, God, You are faithful
I will proclaim it to the world
I will declare it to my heart
I'll sing it when the sun is shining
I will scream it in the dark
You are faithful, You are faithful
When You give and when You take away
Even then still Your name is faithful
You are faithful
And with everything inside of me
I am choosing to believe
You're faithful
So faithful
When I cannot have the answer
That I'm wanting to demand
I'll remember You are God
And everything is in Your hands
With Your hands You put the sun and moon and stars up in the sky
For the sake of love You hung Your own son on the cross to die
And You are faithful
Yes, You are faithful
When You give, when You take away even then
Great is Your faithfulness
Great is Your faithfulness
And with everything inside of me
I am choosing to believe
You're faithful
When You give, when You take away
Even then, still Your name is faithful
You are faithful
And with everything inside of me
I am choosing to believe
You are faithful
You are faithful
06. Questions
Who are You God?
Cause You are turning out to be so much different than I imagined
And where are You God?
Cause I am finding life to be so much harder than I had planned
You know that I'm afraid to ask these questions
But You know they are there
And if You know my heart the way that I believe You do
You know that I believe in You
But still I have these questions
Like how could You, God?
How could You be so good and strong
And make a world that can be so painful
And where were You God?
I know You had to be right there
I know You never turned Your head
You know that I'm confused by all this mystery
You know I get afraid
But if You know my heart as completely as I trust You do
Oh, You know that I am trusting You
So is it true that for every tear I cry, You cry a thousand more
As You weep with those who weep
And are You just holding Yourself back
From crushing all the pain
And even in this world for reasons we just can't understand for now
But isn't there a day of redemption coming?
Redemption is coming
Come quickly Lord
Come quickly Lord
Come quickly Lord
So who am I God?
That You would raise me from the dust
And breathe Your life and Your love into me
You know that I believe
07. Our God is in Control
This is not how it should be
This is not how it could be
But this is how it is
And our God is in control
This is not how it will be
When we finally will see
We'll see with our own eyes
He was always in control
And we'll sing Holy, Holy, Holy is our God
And we will finally, really understand what it means
So we'll sing Holy, Holy, Holy is our God
While we're waiting for that day
This is not where we planned to be
When we started this journey
But this is where we are
And our God is in control
Though this first taste is bitter
There will be sweetness forever
When we finally taste and see
That our God is in control
And we'll sing Holy, Holy, Holy is our God
And we will finally, really understand what it means
So we'll sing Holy, Holy, Holy is our God
While we're waiting for that day
We're waiting for that day
We'll keep on waiting for that day
When we will know our God is in control
(Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy)
Our God is in control
(Holy, Holy, Holy)
Our God is in control
(Holy, Holy, Holy)
08. February 20th
February 20th, 2008
On the floor with her mom
Putting her shoes on
Getting ready for another day
February 20th
She says, "Mom is it true?"
"Does God really have a big big house?"
"Does it really have a lot of rooms? "
And she said,
"I really, really want to go there."
And I said,
"So why don't we just talk to Him?"
That's what we did
On February 20th
February 20th
I did my best to explain
How it is that we all will be with God
How it was the Savior came
February 20th
If it's true what He said
Then God Himself sang along
With the beautiful song of rejoicing in Heaven
As she prayed, "Jesus, please come and live in my heart."
"And someday can I come live with You?"
And we could never have imagined
She'd be going there so soon
So soon
So soon
God only knows
Everything that happened in that moment
God only knows
What He whispered to her heart
God only knows
Just how thankful I will always be
That He gave her mom and me
February 20th
09. God Is It True (Trust Me)
God is it true that You're thinking of me at this moment?
God is it true that You hear every prayer that I pray?
God is it true every time my heartbeats You know it?
Well if it's all true
Then that must be You I hear saying
Trust Me
God is it true out of all things You're doing on this planet
Could it really be true
That You've counted the hairs on my head?
God is it true every day of my life You have planned it?
Well if it's all true
That must be You I hear saying
Trust Me
Trust Me
Trust Me
I'll never leave you
I'll never forsake you
Just trust Me
God is it true
That Your love for us is never ending?
Could it really be true
That You died for letting us go?
God is it true that not even death can separate us?
Well if it's all true
Then what can I do
But put all my hope and all my trust in You
Well, I know it's true
And I know it's You I hear saying trust Me
I hear You saying trust Me
10. I Will Trust You
I don't even want to breathe right now
All I want to do is close my eyes
And I don't want to open them again
Till I'm standing on the other side
I don't even want to be right now
I don't want to think another thought
And I don't want to feel this pain I feel
But right now pain is all I've got
It feels like it's all I've got
But I know it's not
No I know You're all I've got
And I will trust you, I'll trust you
Trust you God I will
Even when I don't understand
Even then I will take in
You are my God
And I will trust You
God I'm longing for the day You come
When this cloudy glass I'm looking through
Is shattered in a million pieces
And finally I can just see You
God, You know I believe it's true
I know I will see you
But until the day I do
I will trust you, trust You
Trust you God I will
Even when I don't understand
Even then I will take in
You are my God
And I'll trust You
And with every breath I take
And for every day that breaks
I will trust you, I will trust you
And when nothing is making sense
Even then I will say again
God I trust You, I will trust You
I know Your heart is good
I know Your love is strong
And I know Your plans for me
Are much better than my own
So I will trust You, trust You
I trust You God, I will
Even when I can't see the end
And I will trust You
I will trust You, I will
Even when I don't understand
Even then I will say again
I will trust You
I will trust You, I will
I know Your heart is good
Your love is strong
Your plans for me are better than my own
Yeah Your heart is good
Your love is strong
Your plans for me are better than my own
And I trust You
You are my God
And I will trust You
11. Jesus Will Meet You There
When you think you've hit the bottom
And the bottom gives way
And you fall into a darkness
No words can explain
You don't know how you'll make it out alive
Jesus will meet you there
And when the doctor says, "I'm sorry, we don't know what else to do."
And you're looking at your family
Wondering how they'll make it through
Whatever road this life takes you down
Jesus will meet you there
He knows the way to wherever you are
He knows the way to the depths of your heart
He knows the way cause He's already been where you're going
Jesus will meet you there
When the jury says "guilty"
And the prison doors close
The one you love says nothing
But just packs up and goes
The sunlight comes and your world's still dark
Jesus will meet you there
When you failed again
And all the second chances have been used
And the heavy weight of guilt and shame
Is crushing down on you
And all you have is one last cry for help
Jesus will meet you there
He knows the way to wherever you are
He knows the way to the depths of your heart
He knows the way cause He's already been where you're going
When you realize the dreams you've had
For your child won't come true
And when the phone rings
In the middle of the night with tragic news
Whatever valley you must walk through
Jesus will meet you there
He will meet you there
Jesus will meet you there
12. Spring Is Coming
We planted the seed while the tears of our grief sowed the ground
The sky lost its sun and the world lost it's green to lifeless brown
Now the chill in the wind has turned the earth hard as stone
And silent the seed lies beneath ice and snow
And my heart's heavy now, but I'm not letting go
Of this hope I have that tells me
Spring is coming, Spring is coming
And all we've been hoping and longing for
Soon will appear
Spring is coming, Spring is coming
It won't be long now
It's just about here
Hear the birds start to sing
Feel the life in the breeze
Watch the ice melt away
The kids are coming out to play
Feel the sun on your skin
Growing strong and warm again
Watch the ground
There's something moving
Something is breaking through
New life is breaking through
Spring is coming, Spring is coming
All we've been hoping and longing for
Soon will appear
Spring is coming, Spring is coming
And it won't be long now
It's just about here
Spring is coming (Out of these ashes beauty will rise)
Spring is coming (Sorrow will be turned to joy)
All we've been hoping and longing for (All we've hoped for)
Soon will appear (Soon will appear)
Spring is coming (Out of the darkness beauty will shine)
Spring is coming (All of earth and heaven rejoice)
It won't be long (Spring is coming soon)
It's just about here
(Spring is coming soon)
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