[Verse 1] My God, my God, why have You left me? Why does heaven seem so far? I call Your name into the darkness, But silence answers from the stars. The night is heavy on my shoulders, My heart is sinking in the deep. The songs of triumph fade behind me, And all I know is how to weep. [Pre-Chorus] Yet even when I cannot see You, Even when my strength is gone, There is still a prayer within me, Still a voice that calls You on. [Chorus] Do not be far, O God, my Savior, Arise and come to me. In the darkest hour of sorrow, Be the strength I cannot be. When my heart can only whisper, When my faith is barely strong, Hold me through the midnight, And teach my soul a song. [Verse 2] The bulls of power rise against me, Dogs surround me in the night. Lions open wide their mouths, And fear consumes my fading light. I am weak, I am forgotten, Like a worm beneath the stone. Yet beneath this crushing silence, I still know that I'm Your own. [Pre-Chorus] So I cry into the darkness, Not because the night is kind, But because the God I trusted Has not vanished from my mind. [Chorus] Do not be far, O God, my Savior, Arise and come to me. In the darkest hour of sorrow, Be the strength I cannot be. When my heart can only whisper, When my faith is barely strong, Hold me through the midnight, And teach my soul a song. [Bridge] The cross is not the end of mercy, The grave is not the end of hope. Scars can carry resurrection, Grace can teach the soul to cope. What is sown in tears and sorrow Will one day rise in praise. The suffering Servant conquered death— The night will not remain. [Final Chorus] Do not be far, O God, my Savior, You have come and You are near. In the darkest hour of sorrow, You have entered all our fear. When our hearts can only whisper, When our faith is barely strong, You hold us through the midnight, And You teach our souls a song. You hold us through the midnight, And You teach our souls a song. The cross has borne our sorrow, The risen Christ has overcome. [Outro] When loneliness surrounds us, When every strength is gone, We will remember through the darkness: God with us. God with us. God with us— Through the midnight song.
