From the Whale

"There are places so dark, so deep…

that you stop believing light exists.

But even there — He hears you.

Even there — He comes."

I was gone, swallowed whole by the weight of my wrong

Thought the silence meant Heaven had moved on

No sun, no shore, just the echo of my own fear

Couldn't see Your face but somehow felt You near

I prayed from the bottom, not even sure You'd listen

But grace don't need a perfect man to glisten

You didn't wait for me to fix what I had broken

You came down in the dark and You spoke it

Even in the deep, even in the night

Even when I couldn't find a single trace of light

You were there, You were there

Already working, even in my despair

From the whale, I rise

With Your name still on my lips and praise in my eyes

What tried to bury me became my testimony

From the dark, from the deep

From the lowest place I've ever had to sleep

You pulled me up, You called me out,

You made a way

From the whale — I rise today

Three days felt like forever, felt like the end of me

But You were writing something I couldn't yet see

Every breath I took down there was borrowed grace

Every tear I cried was falling on Your face

You didn't look away from where I landed

You met me in the mess that I created

And when I thought I'd been forgotten, left behind —

That's exactly when You crossed the space of time

You are worthy, worthy, worthy

Even in the belly of my worst

Oh, You are holy, holy, holy

You were faithful when I couldn't see Your works

I'll praise You from the bottom

I'll praise You from the deep

I'll praise You when I'm rising

I'll praise You in my sleep

There is nowhere — nowhere — nowhere

That Your love cannot reach

He brought me out!

He heard my cry!

Even in the dark!

What held me down—

Could not hold me!

I rise! I rise!

We rise! We rise!

I rise… I rise…

Because You never let go

Even there… even there…

Your mercy found me, I rise…