Ashes & Praise (Delilah Vale Version)

They say faith is easy… till everything you love is gone. But God don’t measure faith in the light… He measures it in the fire. --- [Verse] I laid my life in the dirt I stood in Watched it fall through my hands again Lost my home, my blood, my name Still through the smoke… I called His name They told me walk, don’t look behind But peace ain’t something you leave behind Ash on my skin, tears I can’t hide Still singin’ mercy… still holdin’ tight --- [Hook] Took my house, my blood, my name But couldn’t take my praise Every loss, every flame Still I lift my hands the same If my breath’s all that remains Let it rise through the pain From the ashes, from the flame Still I’m callin’ His name --- [Verse] The night stayed long, didn’t break for me Still I held what I couldn’t see Pain spoke louder than anything But I know Who walks through everything Silence heavy, the sky went still But I felt Him there against my will He took my broken, my empty room And turned my ending into bloom --- [Hook] Took my house, my blood, my name But couldn’t take my praise Every loss, every flame Still I lift my hands the same If my breath’s all that remains Let it rise through the pain From the ashes, from the flame Still I’m callin’ His name --- [Bridge – Spoken / Breaking but Strong] Faith ain’t what you say when life feels good… It’s what you hold onto… when everything in you wants to let go. The fire came. The storm stayed. But I didn’t break. --- [Build] I bent… but I didn’t break --- [Final Hook – STRONG] Took my house, my blood, my name But couldn’t take my praise Every loss, every flame Still I lift my hands the same Let the fire, let the rain Wash away my pain If my breath’s all that remains Let it rise… let it rise… From the ashes… and praise --- [Outro – Soft / Resolute] He gives… He takes… But He never leaves. And when it’s all gone… I’m still here… still praising…