[Intro: soft piano, acoustic guitar, low intimate voice] Before the morning fills with noise Lord, let me hear Your voice [Verse 1: low baritone, conversational, restrained] The night was long; I wore my failures Like a coat I couldn't leave Then daylight crossed the kitchen table And I found the room to breathe I came without my fine excuses Nothing left for me to prove Just a tired heart asking mercy And a chair pulled close to You [Pre-Chorus: gentle lift] Yesterday can tell its story But it cannot hold the pen You are here beyond my failure Teaching me to start again [Chorus: warm, hopeful, memorable melody] Your mercy meets me in the morning Your quiet voice calls through the noise I don't have to carry yesterday I can stop and hear Your voice You forgive me, You restore me Give me grace to take one step Your mercy meets me in the morning And You're not finished with me yet [Verse 2: bass enters, restrained drums] I've been quick to bring my answers Slow to lay my pride aside Let Your Word reshape my thinking Bring what's hidden to the light When compassion stirs within me Help these hands become a prayer More than saying I believe You Let me trust You, meet You there [Bridge: pull back, then steadily build] Not every thought is Yours to follow Let Your truth make clear the way Quiet all my loud defenses Teach my restless heart to stay When You call me into kindness Give me courage to obey [Final Chorus: fuller, controlled, subtle low harmonies] Your mercy meets me in the morning Your quiet voice calls through the noise I don't have to carry yesterday I can stop and hear Your voice You forgive me, You restore me Give me grace to take one step Your mercy meets me in the morning And You're not finished with me yet [Outro: drums fall away, piano and acoustic remain] Yesterday, I leave behind Today, Your hand in mine I'm listening, Lord One step at a time [End: soft sustained piano chord, brief natural tail]
