The Strength Was Always You

INTRO - SOFT PIANO In these hands of clay Let Your glory shine Every breath I have Every strength is Thine VERSE 1 They asked where Samson's power lay What made the ropes give way The Spirit of the living God Had strengthened him that day But hands that tore the lion apart Still needed You to guard his heart Lord, keep me close in all I do The strength was always You PRE-CHORUS A gift can never take Your place I need Your presence, need Your grace With every step, with every breath Lord, draw me close again CHORUS The strength was always You The strength was always You When I stood, when I rose When You carried me through In this fragile heart of clay Let Your glory find a way All I have, all I do The strength was always You VERSE 2 Your hand came down on Elijah He ran before the rain Then weary underneath a tree He cried beneath the strain You met him there with food and rest With tender care, You gave Your best And in the quiet, called him through His hope was found in You PRE-CHORUS When I am tired, You understand You hold my life within Your hands Before I rise to serve again Lord, draw me close again CHORUS The strength was always You The strength was always You When I stood, when I rose When You carried me through In this fragile heart of clay Let Your glory find a way All I have, all I do The strength was always You BRIDGE - BUILDING Guard my heart more than my name Keep me faithful through acclaim May I love the One who gives More than anything You give When applause has died away When my strength begins to fade You are worthy, You are near Let me hear Your whisper here CHOIR - CALL AND RESPONSE Who lifts the weary? You do, Lord! Who holds the broken? You do, Lord! Who fills these vessels? You do, Lord! All of the glory Is Yours, O Lord! FINAL CHORUS - FULL CHOIR The strength was always You The strength was always You Through the night, through the storm You have carried me through In these fragile hearts of clay Let Your glory shine today All we have, all we do The strength was always You OUTRO - GENTLE PRAYER Jesus, keep me near Make my heart Your home May the world see You May Your name be known Every breath I have Every strength is Thine In these hands of clay Let Your glory shine