Wait for the Lord (Psalm 37:34; NIV).
1. I wait in silence,
Ready to share your joy.
2. I wait in stillness,
Ready to share your life.
3. I wait, alone, Lord,
Ready to share your dread.
4. I wait in darkness,
Ready to share your light.
References
1. Be silent before the Sovereign Lord (Zephaniah 1:7; NIV).
Jesus was filled with the joy of the Holy Spirit (Luke 10:21; NLT).
I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! (John 15:11; NLT).
2. Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him (Psalm 37:7; NIV).
When Christ, who is your life, is revealed to the whole world, you will share in all his glory (Colossians 3:4; NLT).
3. When you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private (Matthew 6:6; NLT).
Being in anguish, he prayed more earnestly, and his sweat was like drops of blood falling to the ground (Luke 22:44; NIV).
If we are to share his glory, we must also share his suffering (Romans 8:17; NLT).
4. You have taken away my companions and my loved ones. Darkness is my closest friend (Psalm 88:18; NLT).
I am the light of the world. If you follow me, you won’t have to walk in darkness, because you will have the light that leads to life (John 8:12; NLT).
Though I sit in darkness, the Lord will be my light (Micah 7:8; NLT).