Intro (Acapella) (soft… emotional… almost spoken) I’ve been holding back the tears… Even when I needed to cry… Tried to smile through the pain… But deep inside… I asked why… God… do You hear my cry? Do You still see me… When I’m barely holding on tonight… Verse 1 I walked through storms with a broken soul Carried burdens nobody knows Fought battles deep inside my mind Searching for peace I could never find There were nights I prayed in silence Felt abandoned in the violence But somehow Your hand kept pulling me through When I didn’t know what else to do I gave my life to You completely Still sometimes this pain defeats me And I wonder if Heaven hears Every whispered prayer through my tears Pre-Chorus But You keep calling me higher Even when my faith gets tired You remind me I was made For something greater through the fire Chorus God, do You hear my cry? When I’m weak and asking why Holding back the tears inside Trying hard just to survive You said I was born for more Even after every war When I don’t want to try You still remind me I’m alive God, do You hear my cry? Do You hear my cry tonight? Verse 2 What about the days I was at war? Thought I wouldn’t make it anymore Standing face to face with fear Wondering if my end was near I remember falling to my knees Begging Lord, please don’t leave me Through the darkness You stayed near Even when I drowned in fear Now I see You’ve been using me Building strength inside of me Turning every scar and every fight Into purpose for my life Pre-Chorus And even when my heart is breaking Your grace reminds me I can make it You’re still writing every page Even through the pain I’m facing Chorus God, do You hear my cry? When I’m weak and asking why Holding back the tears inside Trying hard just to survive You said I was born for more Even after every war When I don’t want to try You still remind me I’m alive God, do You hear my cry? Do You hear my cry tonight? Bridge I know You’re alive I know You’re alive You’ve been shaping me for greatness Even through the hardest nights And when my faith runs dry You still stay by my side Every tear becomes a testimony Every fall became my rise Final Chorus (Bigger / Choir Style) God, You heard my cry You were there the whole time Through every battle in my life You never left my side Now I’m standing stronger Pain won’t hold me longer You turned my weakness into light Now I finally realize God, You heard my cry… Yeah… You heard my cry… Outro (Soft Acapella) I held back the tears… Even when I needed to cry… But now I know… God was alive… The whole time…
