Does Heaven Hear a Soldier (Remastered)

Verse 1 There's a folded flag beside him And a Bible in his hands Dust still on his old boots From a far and broken land He stares out at the midnight Like he's waiting on a sign Wondering if the prayers he whispers Ever make it past the sky Pre-Chorus He's carried things too heavy For a heart to hold alone And every scar's a story Nobody else has known Chorus Does Heaven hear a soldier When he cries out in the dark? When the silence feels like thunder And the war won't leave his heart Does mercy reach the wounded When the war lives underneath? Can the hands that held a rifle Still be held by peace? Does Heaven hear a soldier Down on his knees? Verse 2 He remembers every brother That he couldn't bring back home Every name and every last goodbye Still carved into his soul He says, "Lord, I know You see me But I'm struggling to believe After all the things I've witnessed Could You still have room for me?" Pre-Chorus Then the wind moves through the pine trees And the night grows strangely still Like grace was kneeling with him As he tried to find God's will Chorus Does Heaven hear a soldier When he cries out in the dark? When the silence feels like thunder And the war won't leave his heart Does mercy reach the wounded When the war lives underneath? Can the hands that held a rifle Still be held by peace? Does Heaven hear a soldier Down on his knees? Bridge And maybe all the weight he's carrying Was never his to bear alone Maybe God walks through the memories He's been trying to outrun Maybe no one's too far gone Maybe no soul's beyond repair And maybe all along Heaven's been listening there Final Chorus Yes, Heaven hears a soldier Every whispered prayer he speaks Every burden, every nightmare Every time his faith feels weak And mercy holds the wounded Even when they can't believe The hands that held a rifle Still deserve some peace Yeah, Heaven hears a soldier Down on his knees Outro So if you're out there searching In the silence of the night You are not forgotten And you are not outside the Light.