Verse 1 You gave a promise over me, A calling I could not yet see. But soon the favor turned to strain, And faith was tested in the pain. Like Joseph in the hidden years, When dreams were chained by doubt and fear, The word You spoke did not depart— It searched and sifted through my heart. Pre-Chorus When what You said and what I see Are worlds apart in front of me, Teach me to stand, teach me to trust, When hope feels buried in the dust. Chorus When the word tries us, it proves what is true, It burns what is false, it purges the view. When prayers seem delayed and the outcome unclear, Still we will walk in reverent fear. Not for the crown, nor to be known— But to be faithful when alone. If the promise waits through fire and flame, Let it refine us in Your name. Verse 2 Integrity in secret rooms, Resisting sin when no one knows. Forgiving those who dealt the wound, Releasing debts that we are owed. The prison is not wasted ground When God is shaping holy ground. He builds His servants in the night Before He brings them into light. Pre-Chorus Promotion comes from His own hand, Not striving hearts or shifting sand. The waiting years are not in vain— He forms endurance through the pain. Chorus When the word tries us, it proves what is true, It tests our devotion in all that we do. When doors remain closed and justice delayed, Still we believe and still we obey. We answer hatred not with hate, We leave revenge to sovereign grace. If the promise waits through fire and flame, Let it refine us in Your name. Bridge What was meant for evil You turn for good. What breaks our comfort builds what should. You teach our hands to serve, not reign, To steward blessing without pride or gain. So guard our hearts from bitterness, From hardened thoughts and self-defense. Make us ready before we rise, Pure in motive, clean in eyes. Final Chorus Until the word is fully done, Until Your purpose has been won, We will endure, we will remain, Faithful in loss and faithful in gain. If Joseph’s trial became release, Then shape in us that patient peace. When the word tries us through the flame, Let it produce a steadfast faith.
