Lyrics [Intro — whisper] Lantern Keepers… gather close. The dark is not the end. God is still at work. [Verse 1 — male] Little wings folded where the light can’t reach, Quiet work growing beneath what we see. The old shape loosens, the new life begins, A hidden kind of strength rising within. I thought this hard season would bury my name, But God held the pieces and worked through the pain. I’m not who I was when the storm first rolled in— There’s hope in the breaking, new life in the wind. [Pre-Chorus — female] When the night feels long, when the way feels steep, There’s a promise God will keep. [Chorus — duet] Through the dark, through the fire, God is growing hope inside us. What we face will not define us; Love is shaping who we are. Endurance, character, hope rise— We are held beyond the hard times. When these wings unfold, we’ll see: God was making something new in me. [Verse 2 — male] Every tear I carried, every road I crossed, Every prayer I whispered when I felt so lost— None could erase me, none could steal my worth; God stayed beside me through the hardest earth. I won’t call the wound a gift or praise the pain, But I’ve seen God bring a harvest through the rain. The trial had a season; it won’t have the last— My future is held by a love that holds fast. [Pre-Chorus — female] When the night feels long, when the way feels steep, There’s a promise God will keep. [Chorus — duet] Through the dark, through the fire, God is growing hope inside us. What we face will not define us; Love is shaping who we are. Endurance, character, hope rise— We are held beyond the hard times. When these wings unfold, we’ll see: God was making something new in me. [Bridge — female, then male] Female: We walk by faith when we can’t see the dawn. Male: We’re pressed, but by His grace we carry on. Female: This present trouble won’t outshine what’s to come. Male: The God who called us will bring His work to completion. [Breakdown — male] Romans five—suffering grows endurance. Endurance shapes character. Character gives birth to hope. And hope will not put us to shame. [Final Chorus — duet, full drums] Through the dark, through the fire, God is growing hope inside us. What we face will not define us; Love is shaping who we are. Endurance, character, hope rise— We are held beyond the hard times. When these wings unfold, we’ll see: God was making something new in me. [Outro — female and male] Female: Not forgotten in the waiting. Male: Not abandoned in the night. Both: Trailblazers—keep on walking. God is bringing us to life.
