Don't Let the Deep Close Over Me

[Intro - Low acoustic guitar; distant slide] [Verse 1 - Bubba, male solo] There is mud beneath my footsteps, There is water at my throat; I have cried till I am weary, Waited till my eyes lost hope. Those who hate me have no reason, Yet their numbers fill the street; God, You know my foolish failings, None of them are hid from Thee. [Chorus - Duet] Don't let the deep close over me, Don't let the dark become my grave; Turn Your face toward Your servant, In Your faithful mercy save. I have searched for one to comfort, Found no hand to ease this grief; God, draw near and hear me quickly, Don't let the deep close over me. [Verse 2 - Darlene, female solo] For Your sake I bear their mocking, Even kin have turned away; Love for Your own house consumes me, Scorn has followed when I pray. For my hunger they gave bitterness, For my thirst a sour drink; Do not let the ones who seek You Lose their hope because I sink. [Instrumental Break - Slide guitar and tenor sax] [Bridge - Bubba, male; Darlene joins] Bring their cruelty into judgment, Let their table be a snare; They have wounded those already hurt, God, lay their evil bare. Yet the poor will hear my praising, You do not despise the bound; You will build again in Zion, Let the earth lift up its sound. [Final Chorus - Duet and restrained choir] Don't let the deep close over me, Don't let the dark become my grave; Turn Your face toward Your servant, In Your faithful mercy save. I have searched for one to comfort, Found no hand to ease this grief; God, draw near and hear me quickly, Don't let the deep close over me. [Outro - Darlene, female solo] Let the humble live in hope, Lord; You can hear the poor one's plea.