When I Had Nothing Left

Long years ago, a darkest place I knew, Against my will, with no escape in view. Days bled to nights, a constant, heavy strain, My spirit dimmed, consumed by endless pain. Hope's fragile light, it flickered and it died, My twenty-two years, nowhere left to hide.

When I had nothing left inside to give, You were the strength, the reason I could live. You lift the faint, You make the weak so strong, Where I had broken, Lord, is where I now belong. On eagle's wings, I rise above the storm, In Your great power, I am safe and warm.

One weary night, after a day so long, Witnessed injustice, felt I'd done it wrong. Felt so unworthy, on the edge of all my might, Pulled covers up, prayed in the fading light: "Lord, let me not wake, let this nightmare cease, No strength to carry on, just give me peace."

When I had nothing left inside to give, You were the strength, the reason I could live. You lift the faint, You make the weak so strong, Where I had broken, Lord, is where I now belong. On eagle's wings, I rise above the storm, In Your great power, I am safe and warm.

The morning broke, the same sun in the sky, My desperate prayer, You chose to not reply. But in that moment, when my heart believed it gone, I found the strength, to somehow carry on. How blessed I am, You didn't grant my plea, The unseen future, You held out for me. The joyful years, the lessons I would find, A generous love, that left no good behind.

When I had nothing left inside to give, You were the strength, the reason I could live. You lift the faint, You make the weak so strong, Where I had broken, Lord, is where I now belong. On eagle's wings, I rise above the storm, In Your great power, I am safe and warm.

So if you're weary, feeling lost and low, Cry out to God, let all your sorrows flow. He has resources, you can't now foresee, Blessings untold, waiting for you, just like He did for me. He did for me... Oh, He did for me. Strong in the Lord... strong in His mighty power.