Waiting
Waiting
Circling the glorious tension between our seasons of disillusionment and pain, and the deep, eternal hope lodged in our hearts.
WAITING
Written by Jalen Seawright (ASCAP), David Gate (ASCAP), JonCarlos Velez (BMI), Nabil Ince (BMI)
© 2023 Common Hymnal Publishing (ASCAP), Jalen Seawright (ASCAP), Owlheart (ASCAP), Common Hymnal Digital (BMI), JC Velez Music (BMI), Seaux Chill Publishing (BMI) (admin by IntegratedRights.com, for license requests please email LicensingUSA@integritymusic.com). CCLI 7226608.
VERSE 1
Cm C/E Fm
Father in our darkest hour
G/B Cm
And in our grief
C/E Fm
Move in power
G/B Cm
Grant us peace
C/E Fm
Tragedy and deep sorrow
G/B Cm
Seem all we know
C/E Fm
So now we call
G/B Cm
On you, Lord
PRE CHORUS
C/E Fm G/B Cm
Wai-ting, wai-ting
C/E Fm G/B Cm
Wai-ting, wai-ting
VERSE 2
C/E Fm
Victory feels out of reach
G/B Cm
And far away
C/E Fm
Lord, would you speak
G/B Cm
And show the way
CHORUS
C/E Fm
Turn our sorrow into praising
G/B Cm
Turn our mourning into dancing
C/E Fm
Cause our troubles won’t be wasted
G/B Cm
We keep wai-ting
C/E Fm
In our heartbreak there is healing
G/B Cm
In our sadness just keep singing
C/E
Just keep singing
Fm
Just start shouting
G/B Cm
And keep prai-sing
VAMP
We sing amen, amen
We sing amen, amen
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