How Long, O Lord?

[Intro – Rain on a Tin Roof, Lonely Slide Guitar] [Bubba – Spoken] Psalm number six. Some prayers don't come out pretty. Sometimes all you've got left is, "Lord, how long?" [Verse 1 – Bubba] Don't correct me in Your anger, Don't turn away tonight. I'm worn down to the marrow, And I can't put things right. My bones are tired of trembling, My soul's too tired to run. I'm asking for Your mercy Before another morning comes. [Pre-Chorus – Darlene] Oh, hear the voice that's breaking, The prayer beneath the pain. Turn toward the one who's calling, And let Your kindness reign. [Chorus – Both] How long, O Lord, how long? I've been crying through the night. How long till the morning Brings a little bit of light? I don't have the strength to carry What I can't lay down alone. Have mercy, Lord, have mercy— How long, O Lord, how long? [Verse 2 – Bubba] I've worn a path across this floor, Counted every midnight hour. Tears have soaked the pillowcase, And grief has drained my power. My eyes are dim from sorrow, And trouble crowds the door. I don't need a thousand answers, I just need You, Lord. [Instrumental – Hohner Comet Harmonica and Weeping Slide] [Verse 3 – Darlene] Turn again, O Lord, deliver, By the love that will not end. Let this breathing voice keep praising, Let this broken heart still bend. In the silence of the grave, Who will sing Your goodness there? Hear the living soul before You, Hear this trembling, honest prayer. [Chorus – Both] How long, O Lord, how long? I've been crying through the night. How long till the morning Brings a little bit of light? I don't have the strength to carry What I can't lay down alone. Have mercy, Lord, have mercy— How long, O Lord, how long? [Bridge – Piano Alone, Then Organ Enters] [Bubba] I thought these tears were falling Where nobody else could see. [Darlene] But the Lord has heard your weeping, Every whisper, every plea. [Bubba] The room is just as quiet— [Darlene] But you're not praying alone. [Both] The Lord has heard our crying. The Lord has heard our song. [Final Chorus – Gentle Gospel Harmony] You heard me, Lord, You heard. Every trembling, broken word. Even in my darkest hour, My prayer was not unheard. Let the ones who bring me trouble Turn away and leave me be. You heard me, Lord, You heard— And that's enough for me. [Outro – Soft Piano and Harmonica] [Bubba – Spoken] David didn't hide his tears. He brought them to the Lord. And by the end of his prayer, he knew he'd been heard. [Darlene – Softly Sung] You heard me, Lord. [Both – Whispered] Amen.