AMONG THE ASHES

VERSE 1 Had wealth beyond compare. Flocks as far as I could see. Then servants at the door With news that brought me to my knees. Fire. Raiders. Wind. And my children, they were gone. So I tore my robe. I hit the ground. And I worshiped dusk to dawn. VERSE 2 Sores from head to foot. Sitting in my shame. Scraping with a broken piece, Just waiting for the rain. My wife said, "Curse God and die." My friends sat seven days, Not one knew what to say, Till they blamed me for the pain. PRE-CHORUS Oh, that I knew where to find You, I'd lay my case at Your feet. I've been crying in the ashes, But You haven't answered me. CHORUS Though You slay me, I will trust You. Though You take it all, I am Yours. I know my Redeemer lives, And on the earth He'll stand. Even here among the ashes, I'm held within Your hand. VERSE 3 Then the sky went dark, And the storm began to speak. Not an answer to my question, But a question back to me. "Brace yourself like a man. I will question you." And the case I built against Him Fell before He was through. BRIDGE 1 "Where were you When I laid the earth? Where were you When the morning stars sang? Who shut in the sea? Who told the dawn its place?" FINAL CHORUS Though You slay me, I will trust You. Though You take it all, I am Yours. I know my Redeemer lives, And on the earth He'll stand. Even here among the ashes, I'm held within Your hand. OUTRO Now I see. Now I see. I love you.