Anchor in the Storm (ALIVE in Des Moines Version) [Draft 6]

power-ballad, 1980s gospel

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[Original song - retain its melody and lyric order]

I’ve drifted through the darkest doubt
Heard the thunder felt the rout
Waves of reason winds of fear
But still I found You here

They said the storm would have no end
That faith was just a game pretend
But in the crash I found a place
Not made of pride but made of grace

When truth was tossed and hope was torn
You were my anchor in the storm
Anchor in the storm steady and sure
When nothing else could reassure
You held me fast through wind and wave
You were the truth I didn’t crave
Anchor in the storm silent and deep
The only peace I still could keep

The skeptics shout with practiced rage
But never leave the starting cage
They drown in circles proud and loud
But I found calm beyond the cloud

A thousand doubts may try to swarm
But I’ve got an anchor in the storm
Anchor in the storm steady and true
Even when I ran from You
You didn’t vanish with the tide
You held my soul from deep inside
Anchor in the storm calling me home
Even when I tried to roam

There’s strength not in what I prove
But in the One who does not move

Anchor in the storm You pulled me through
When every fear felt fully true
The storm may rage the world may bend
But You remain until the end
Anchor in the storm still and kind
And now I rest my heart and mind

[After the original final line; warm guitar and piano sustain]
[Spoken - Vox]
Thank you, Des Moines.
We've been uhgusstinnus Vox.
If a song opened a question, take it to the dialogue.
You can read our translation on Augustinus Vox.
Keep seeking. Keep learning. God bless you.
[A complete resolving guitar phrase; final band cadence and applause fade naturally]

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[Soft applause; acoustic guitar begins a steady figure] [Spoken - Vox, warm and unhurried] The end of Augustine's discussion is a beginning. He says he hasn't yet attained wisdom, but he won't despair of finding it. He commits himself to Christ's authority and to seeking understanding. Earlier, he pictures the journey as rowing through storms, with prayer for divine help. That's where our last song meets the work. We haven't answered every question tonight. We can leave with courage to keep seeking wisdom, and with Christ as the one we trust and follow. [Original song begins gently] [Original song - retain its melody and lyric order] I’ve drifted through the darkest doubt Heard the thunder felt the rout Waves of reason winds of fear But still I found You here They said the storm would have no end That faith was just a game pretend But in the crash I found a place Not made of pride but made of grace When truth was tossed and hope was torn You were my anchor in the storm Anchor in the storm steady and sure When nothing else could reassure You held me fast through wind and wave You were the truth I didn’t crave Anchor in the storm silent and deep The only peace I still could keep The skeptics shout with practiced rage But never leave the starting cage They drown in circles proud and loud But I found calm beyond the cloud A thousand doubts may try to swarm But I’ve got an anchor in the storm Anchor in the storm steady and true Even when I ran from You You didn’t vanish with the tide You held my soul from deep inside Anchor in the storm calling me home Even when I tried to roam There’s strength not in what I prove But in the One who does not move Anchor in the storm You pulled me through When every fear felt fully true The storm may rage the world may bend But You remain until the end Anchor in the storm still and kind And now I rest my heart and mind [After the original final line; warm guitar and piano sustain] [Spoken - Vox] Thank you, Des Moines. We've been uhgusstinnus Vox. If a song opened a question, take it to the dialogue. You can read our translation on Augustinus Vox. Keep seeking. Keep learning. God bless you. [A complete resolving guitar phrase; final band cadence and applause fade naturally]

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