This song speaks the truth in my heart.
This song allows me to cry.
This song is a balm to my soul.
Composer Jeannie Gagné wrote it to give voice to “those things which are not expressed, kept within the silence of our hearts” (as noted here) – that moment after spoken joys and sorrows, to honor the unspoken. And more than once, I have needed the quiet strength this song provides; its tender melody matching its tender lyrics.
I am worn, I am tired,
in my quiet sorrow.
Hopelessness will not let me be.
Help me.I won’t speak of this ache
inside, light eludes me.
In the silence of my heart,
I’m praying.I keep on, day by day,
trusting light will guide me.
Will you be with me through this time,
holding me?You’re my hope when I fear
holding on, believing.
Deep inside I pray I’m strong.
Blessed be.
I could – and did – spend a long time with this hymn this morning. But much like the music, the moment demands not so much my words as my silent witness.
Amen. Blessed be.
