[Intro - Soft piano, brushed snare, upright bass, distant muted trumpet] [Spoken - Gentle male baritone] I prayed for the storm to end. God gave me peace before it did. [Verse 1] The phone rang after midnight, and the room went cold, A voice said things I never wanted to be told. I made a thousand plans before the break of day, Each one a different way to keep the fear away. But somewhere in the silence, just beyond my will, I knew the world was shaking, and He was with me still. [Chorus - Gentle slow swing, warm saxophone harmonies] There's quiet in the weather when the wild winds blow, A calm I couldn't summon and a peace I couldn't grow. The sky may keep on breaking, the rain may keep its beat, But fear no longer gets to choose the rhythm of my feet. The storm is still around me, and the road is far from clear, Yet there's quiet in the weather, for the Lord is with me here. [Verse 2 - Intimate vocal, soft piano responses] By morning there was knocking at my door, A friend who couldn't carry all her worries anymore. I didn't have an answer, didn't offer one that day, I pulled a chair beside her, let the silence have its say. We sat with all her questions till the tears began to slow, And peace became a shelter where her weary heart could go. [Chorus - Muted trumpet answers the vocal] There's quiet in the weather when the wild winds blow, A calm I couldn't summon and a peace I couldn't grow. The sky may keep on breaking, the rain may keep its beat, But fear no longer gets to choose the rhythm of my feet. The storm is still around me, and the road is far from clear, Yet there's quiet in the weather, for the Lord is with me here. [Verse 3 - Bluesy piano, restrained brass] I used to think that peace was trouble gone, A sky that stayed unbroken from the dusk until the dawn. But peace isn't pretending that the worst could never be, It's trusting there's a greater hand than anything I see. It lets me tell the truth without the need to run, And keeps me from passing on the fear when fear has just begun. [Bridge - Sparse piano, close vocal, horns slowly building] No, peace isn't a bargain, Or a way to skip the rain. It's the Spirit in the waiting, Keeping company with pain. And when I can't see tomorrow, And there's nothing I can prove, I can still be here for someone Because You're here with me, too. [Instrumental Break - Tender muted trumpet solo over brushed drums and upright bass] [Verse 4 - Prayerful, directly to God, gentle gospel harmonies] Lord, You never said the thunder wouldn't rise, Or promised I could read tomorrow in the skies. You gave me something deeper than a morning without rain, A peace that doesn't leave when all the questions come again. So make my heart a harbor when another soul comes through, And let the calm they find in me lead all the way to You. [Final Chorus - Full warm big band, rich gospel harmonies, soaring restrained brass] There's quiet in the weather when the wild winds blow, A calm I couldn't summon and a peace I couldn't grow. The sky may keep on breaking, the rain may keep its beat, But fear no longer gets to choose the rhythm of my feet. The storm is still around me, and the road is far from clear, Yet there's quiet in the weather, for the Lord is with me here. [Outro - Orchestra softens, piano and muted trumpet remain] [Male lead - Almost whispered] The storm may keep on rolling... But it doesn't own me now. [Soft gospel backing vocals] Peace, be still... Peace, be still... [Male lead] You're here. Even here.
