TITLE: All Along

VERSE 1

I heard You in the morning

In the quiet of the dawn

Calling me to walk beside You

Before the day moved on

But the noise of life grew louder

And my plans became my song

Chasing things that would not matter

By the time the day was gone

PRE-CHORUS

Every promise that I made You

Slipped beneath the rushing tide

Yet through every mile of wandering

You were standing by my side

CHORUS

You were there all along

Through the right and through the wrong

While I built my little kingdom

You were building me strong

You were there all along

When my faith was barely holding on

I thought I was finding my way back

But You were there all along

VERSE 2

I thought I heard You calling

Through the clutter of my days

But deadlines, dreams, and distractions

Pulled my eyes away

Winning hollow victories

That faded with the night

Till I found myself exhausted

Searching for the light

PRE-CHORUS

And the silence that I feared

Became the place I finally saw

That Your mercy had been waiting

Behind every single door

CHORUS

You were there all along

Through the right and through the wrong

While I built my little kingdom

You were building me strong

You were there all along

When my faith was barely holding on

I thought I was finding my way back

But You were there all along

BRIDGE

Not once did You abandon

Not once did You let go

Even when I couldn't hear You

Your love was leading me home

Not once did You grow weary

Not once did You move on

The God I thought I'd lost

Was there all along

FINAL CHORUS

You were there all along

Through the valleys where I felt alone

Every road that led me nowhere

Led me back where You'd been all along

You were there all along

Calling me with patient love

I thought I was finding my way home

But You were carrying me all along

TAG

I thought I was finding my way home

But You were carrying me all along