📀511-When You Put Me On Trial

Heavy mid-tempo 90s UK neo-soul, 108 BPM, smoky female contralto, raw conversational Christian R&B, warm Rhodes, rounded syncopated bassline, lazy rimshots, muted jazz guitar, subtle Hammond, mature prayer about staying soft in a hard world, no choir, no diva runs, no CCM pop sheen, ‑shouting, ‑screaming

[Verse 1]
God, I asked You why
More times than I can count
Why did everything get harder
When I was trying to work it out?

I prayed for You to change it
I prayed for some relief
And every day it stayed the same
I started questioning my faith

[Pre-Chorus]
I thought if You were with me
It shouldn't hurt this long
I thought being in Your hands
Meant something had gone wrong

But I know better now
Looking back from where I stand
I couldn't see what You were doing
While I was asking for a different plan

[Chorus]
You put me on trial
And God, it was hard
I asked You why
When I couldn't see that far

I thought I was alone
But You were there all the while
Holding me together
When You put me on trial

I came out stronger
I learned how to trust
I learned I could keep walking
When knowing wasn't enough

I didn't understand it then
But I understand more now
I grew closer to You
When You put me on trial

[Verse 2]
There were days I wanted out
I didn't want another lesson
I wanted one easy answer
Not another test of patience

But I learned how to pray
Without knowing what You'd do
I learned faith could still be faith
When I didn't have a clue

I learned I wasn't abandoned
Just because I couldn't see
And some of what I asked You to remove
Was changing something in me

[Bridge]
I asked, “Why me?”
You didn't always answer
I asked, “How long?”
You gave me enough for today

I asked You to make me stronger
Without knowing what that meant
Now I know strength sometimes grows
In places I never would've picked

I know You better now
I trust You more than before
Not because I loved the trial
But because You stayed through it all

[Final Chorus]
You put me on trial
And God, it was hard
There were days I questioned You
There were days I almost stopped

But I was never alone
You were there all the while
And I became stronger in You
Through every mile of that trial

I still don't understand
Every reason, every why
But I know who I became
And I know You stayed beside me

I grew stronger
I grew closer
I learned to trust You more
You put me on trial
And You stayed through it all

[Outro]
I understand more now
You never left me there

I was on trial
But I was never alone

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[Verse 1] God, I asked You why More times than I can count Why did everything get harder When I was trying to work it out? I prayed for You to change it I prayed for some relief And every day it stayed the same I started questioning my faith [Pre-Chorus] I thought if You were with me It shouldn't hurt this long I thought being in Your hands Meant something had gone wrong But I know better now Looking back from where I stand I couldn't see what You were doing While I was asking for a different plan [Chorus] You put me on trial And God, it was hard I asked You why When I couldn't see that far I thought I was alone But You were there all the while Holding me together When You put me on trial I came out stronger I learned how to trust I learned I could keep walking When knowing wasn't enough I didn't understand it then But I understand more now I grew closer to You When You put me on trial [Verse 2] There were days I wanted out I didn't want another lesson I wanted one easy answer Not another test of patience But I learned how to pray Without knowing what You'd do I learned faith could still be faith When I didn't have a clue I learned I wasn't abandoned Just because I couldn't see And some of what I asked You to remove Was changing something in me [Bridge] I asked, “Why me?” You didn't always answer I asked, “How long?” You gave me enough for today I asked You to make me stronger Without knowing what that meant Now I know strength sometimes grows In places I never would've picked I know You better now I trust You more than before Not because I loved the trial But because You stayed through it all [Final Chorus] You put me on trial And God, it was hard There were days I questioned You There were days I almost stopped But I was never alone You were there all the while And I became stronger in You Through every mile of that trial I still don't understand Every reason, every why But I know who I became And I know You stayed beside me I grew stronger I grew closer I learned to trust You more You put me on trial And You stayed through it all [Outro] I understand more now You never left me there I was on trial But I was never alone

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