persevere

[lyrics by Andrew Buller, tune by suno.com - created in Canterbury, Kent - 29/10/24] [short instrumental] persevere (persevere) [short instrumental] this comes with a health warning you may not want to hear this I didn't I still so often don't [short instrumental] in the midst of struggles how do I react when someone says persevere? [short instrumental] [chorus] so many times I've prayed please take it away but all I ever hear is persevere (persevere) it is shaping you through every tear let it grow you year upon year let it draw others near and help them to persevere (persevere) persevere [short instrumental] [spoken] let us not grow weary in doing good for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up [short instrumental] no matter how severe persevere persevere is that what I wanted to hear? persevere why does nothing seem clear? persevere am I crippled by fear? persevere why is it so hard to bear? persevere [short instrumental] [chorus] so many times I've prayed please take it away but all I ever hear is persevere (persevere) it is shaping you through every tear let it grow you year upon year let it draw others near and help them to persevere (persevere) persevere [short instrumental] is it lighter or darker? persevere is it slower or faster? persevere is it higher or lower? persevere is it richer or poorer? persevere is it better or worse? persevere [short instrumental] [spoken] trials produce perseverance perseverance, character and character, hope [short instrumental] [chorus] so many times I've prayed please take it away but all I ever hear is persevere (persevere) it is shaping you through every tear let it grow you year upon year let it draw others near and help them to persevere (persevere) persevere [short instrumental] don't look to your own understanding ask for strength to somehow keep standing and smile wipe the tears and sing [short instrumental] and then one day you can look back and say I made it we made it hip hip hooray-ed it [short instrumental] hear the cheer feel the cheer for the persevere