Be Still My Child

by Ann Luke Bailey

The house is dark, the lights all work–I’m just too tired to turn them on.

So tired of feeling all the heaviness of doing this alone

I must keep moving–must stay busy so I cannot feel pain

And yet I need to feel the hurt to prove that what I’ve lost is worth what I may gain.

And so I kneel here in the dark

And seek to feel after Him who heals all hearts

And when I listen, give up control,

I hear a voice speak to my soul

BE STILL and know–though it’s hard, this path is set to bring you home

BE STILL and see–your loss can help you gain a vision of eternity

BE STILL and find–the peace that comes to those who know the mind and purposes of God.

BE STILL, my child, be still–and be with me.

So life goes on—the days are long, and yet the time that’s past seems short

I’m learning how to do things I have never had to do before

Though brokenhearted, I’m not broken as my heart becomes like clay

Knowing the grief I feel is proof I loved, which gives me strength to face another day.

And so I kneel here through the storm

And seek to feel after Him who brings the dawn

And when I listen, with faith to see

I hear a voice assuring me.

CHORUS

I am here–every fear and doubt you’re sensing I can heal

Angels guard!  Yes, it’s hard to face a future unrevealed

But you’ll recall, I know all things from beginning to the end

As you trust in me, you’ll have faith to just BE—-

…STILL and know–though it’s hard, this path is set to bring you home

BE STILL and see–your loss can help you gain a vision of eternity

BE STILL and find–the peace that comes to those who know the mind and purposes of God.

BE STILL, my child, be still–and be with me.

—for I’m with thee; Just be with me.