with hope
this is meant for 2 good friends of mine, who each lost someone dear to them in the last 2 weeks. i’m sorry for your loss. i don’t really know what you’re going through, and i don’t know the words to say, but i’m here when you need me.
this is not at all
how we thought it was supposed to be
we had so many plans for you
we had so many dreams
but now you’ve gone away
and left us with the memory of your smile
and nothing we can say
and nothing we can do
can take away the pain
the pain of losing you
but we can cry with hope
we can say goodbye with hope
’cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
and we can grieve with hope
’cause we believe with hope
there’s a place where we’ll see your face again
and never have i known
anything so hard to understand
and never have i questioned more
the wisdom of God’s plan
but through the cloud of tears
i see the Father’s smile and say well done
and i imagine you
where you wanted most to be
seeing all your dreams come true
’cause now you’re home and now you’re free
…we have this hope as an anchor
’cause we believe that everything
God promised us is true…
so we can can cry with hope
we can say goodbye with hope
’cause we know our goodbye is not the end, oh no
and we can grieve with hope
’cause we believe with hope
there’s a place by God’s grace
there’s a place where we’ll see your face again
…we wait with hope
and we ache with hope…
…we hold on with hope
we let go with hope…
Steven Curtis Chapman
