Hope

Verse 1

I've got a few more miles behind me

And a lifetime in these eyes

I've known the joy of brand-new beginnings

I've said goodbye a thousand times

There were dreams that came to life

And dreams that never made it through

Looking back across the years

I can see You were there too

Pre-Chorus

I didn't understand it then

But I can see it now

Through every road I walked alone

You never let me down

Chorus

You were my hope

When I couldn't see the road ahead

You were my hope

When I was hanging by a thread

Through the tears and through the laughter

Through the years that came and went

Every time I thought it was over

You reminded me again

You were my hope

And You always will be

Verse 2

I've held a child inside my arms

I've watched some children grow

I've sat beside a hospital bed

And felt a kind of pain only time can know

I've stood beneath a wedding sky

I've stood beside a grave

And somehow in the middle of it all

You gave me strength to stay

Pre-Chorus

There were prayers You answered quickly

And prayers I had to wait

But even when You said nothing

Your presence never changed

Chorus

You were my hope

When I couldn't see the road ahead

You were my hope

When I was hanging by a thread

Through the tears and through the laughter

Through the years that came and went

Every time I thought it was over

You reminded me again

You were my hope

And You always will be

Bridge

I've made mistakes I can't undo

I've carried things I wish I knew

I've wasted days I've lost my way

I've watched the seasons change

But through it all Your mercy stayed

Your love was never far away

And now I know what I couldn't see

Your greatest gift was hope in me

Worship Bridge

When I was young You were my hope

When I was lost You brought me home

When I was weak You carried me

When I was afraid You gave me peace

And when my final morning comes

I'll still be holding on

To the same hope that carried me

All these years

Final Chorus

You are my hope

Now I can see the whole story

You are my hope

Every chapter points to Your glory

Through the years and through the changes

Through everything I've been

You were there in every moment

And You'll be there at the end

You are my hope

You always were

Hope

You are my hope

And You always will be

Outro

So if there's one thing I've learned

From all these years I've lived

It's not how much I've held onto You

It's how much You never let go

Hope

You gave me hope

And I'll carry it home