From Darkness to Light (Still Standing) By James Albert Bosarge Jr. [Intro - Low, brooding cello and slow acoustic guitar, building into a powerful kick drum] [Verse 1] Living on the dark side with nothing left to gain, Seeing only shadows, drowning in the pain. It was an ache so heavy that it wouldn’t go away, Lost inside the darkness, slipping day by day. Caught up in a lifestyle of addiction and deceit, Running down the dead-end roads with no good soul to meet. Wandering through this broken world, abandoned and alone, Drifting so far out of reach, a stranger to my own. [Pre-Chorus] Broken on the cold floor, crying out in desperate need, A supernatural presence came to plant a holy seed. In an instant, in the quiet, the heavy chains were torn— The old man was taken, and a soldier was reborn! [Chorus] From the darkness to the light, He stepped into my night! Broke the power of the grave and gave me back my sight! When the tempest tried to drown me and the world said I would fall, Grace reached down and answered my surrendered call. No shadow can defeat me, no weapon hold command— By the power of the Shepherd, I am Still Standing! [Verse 2] Until that sacred hour when I saw the radiant Light, I turned my face to heaven and I ran with all my might. When I reached the brightness, no mortal form was there, Yet the fear completely vanished in the stillness of the air. Then I heard a gentle voice from the throne of grace above, Telling me He came for me, and He came with unconditional love. Said He was my Shepherd, that the running had to cease, Trading all my torment for His everlasting peace. [Pre-Chorus] He said He’d always been there, I only must believe, To pick up my cross daily and His saving grace receive. It was time to rise and follow where the faithful footsteps go, No longer wandering aimlessly through valleys down below. [Chorus] From the darkness to the light, He stepped into my night! Broke the power of the grave and gave me back my sight! When the tempest tried to drown me and the world said I would fall, Grace reached down and answered my surrendered call. No shadow can defeat me, no weapon hold command— By the power of the Shepherd, I am Still Standing! [Bridge] Through the trials and the prisons and the years of heavy stone, I learned the faithful promise: we are never left alone. From the hallways of the hurting to the recovery and the street, He lifts the brokenhearted and He steadies weary feet. He turned my deepest ashes into beauty and a crown, A testimony rising that the world can't tear down! [Guitar / Organ Solo - Soaring, triumphant Southern Gospel Rock build] [Chorus] From the darkness to the light, He stepped into my night! Broke the power of the grave and gave me back my sight! When the tempest tried to drown me and the world said I would fall, Grace reached down and answered my surrendered call. No shadow can defeat me, no weapon hold command— By the power of the Shepherd, I am Still Standing! [Outro] Now it is my true delight... To walk with Jesus in the light. Unbroken in the faith... Standing on the Rock... Still Standing. (Triumphant final chord fades out)
