Before I breathed, You called my name
Formed me for this, set apart in flame
Your words like fire, yet none will hear
Still, I will speak though hearts won't fear
They turn away, they chase their lies
Broken cisterns, empty lives
Yet still You call, yet still You wait
A God of mercy, slow to break
Oh, Your word is a fire, it burns in my soul
Like a storm, like a river, I cannot let go
Though I weep, though I fall, I will still proclaim
For You are the Lord, and true is Your name
The city falls, the temple's flame
They would not turn, they cursed Your name
The harvest passed, yet none were saved
Now tears like rivers mark the grave
Yet in the dark, Your voice still speaks
Return, return, come back to Me
I have a plan, I'll make you whole
A future bright, a hope untold
Oh, Your word is a fire, it burns in my soul
Like a storm, like a river, I cannot let go
Though I weep, though I fall, I will still proclaim
For You are the Lord, and true is Your name
The days will come, I'll write My law
Not upon stone, but hearts in awe
I'll take your shame, I'll heal your land
And bring you home with outstretched hands
Oh, Your word is a fire, it burns in my soul
Like a promise unshaken, forever it holds
Though we run, though we fall, still Your love remains
For You are the Lord, and true is Your name
Weeping may last through the darkest of nights
But morning will break with mercy's light
You gather the lost, You call us home
No longer forsaken, never alone