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Rise at Midnight (Ps. 119.62)

(Verse 1)
G C2
For every time I’ve wondered as I looked to the sky
Where you are and what you’re doing
And I longed to know why
For every time I waited to know what you would do
And faith like a candle in a storm brought me through

I want to say, thank you Jesus
Though the road is cruel and long
I know what’s at the end
When my heart will break into joyful song

(Chorus:)
And when I fix my eyes on you, I see your radiant face
At the end of all my days
And the road unwinds before me, without turning
And your open arms beckon on the way
Though it wends through dark valleys without sun, without star
I know it will lead me where you are.
Oh where you are...

(Verse 2)
For every time I felt that I was losing ground
And the landmarks that I looked to for assurance were not found
And every time I felt that my own vineyard was unkept
And it seemed as though I labored on while others, peaceful, slept

(repeat setup)

(repeat chorus)

(Bridge:)

I will rise at midnight and give thanks to you
When all is dark, and dawn is far

(repeat chorus).

© 2006 Deer of the Dawn Music (ASCAP)
by Meredith DeVoe