Thank You for the Storm

It's a blessing when I see
The dark clouds parting
When the rain is gone and
The sun is breaking through
I anticipate when life
Will just be normal
Just to close my weary eyes
And rest in you
My heart can rest so easy
When there's blue skys
When the wind is gone
And rain is not in sight
How I long to
Hang my sword
Above the mantle
Away from harm
And distant from
The fight

But I wouldn't know
Your peace
Without the hard times
Or be thankful
For relief
Without the pain
I wouldn't love the light
If it were not for the darkness
Or appreciate the sun
Without the rain
How could I
Understand forgiveness
Without failure
Or feel the
Warmth of love
Without the bitter cold
How could I hold
Your healing hands
Without affliction
And be blessed to see
Your mercies all unfold
Sure it's a blessing
To be safe, secure, and warm
But lord I want to
Thank you for the storm

Imagine as peter sat in prison
He may have paced
The floor with chains
Around his feet
And in his mind
The devil taunt
It as he whispers
The battles lost
And this is your defeat
But then his mind
Went back to that night
In the tempest
When the master spoke
And winds and seas obeyed
And he remembered
That storm calming
All around him
He could rest
In that dark
Prison unafraid
And say

I wouldn't know
Your peace
Without the hard times
Or be thankful
For relief
Without the pain
I wouldn't love the light
If it were not for the darkness
Or appreciate the sun
Without the rain
How could I
Understand forgiveness
Without failure
Or feel the
Warmth of love
Without the bitter cold
How could I hold
Your healing hands
Without affliction
And be blessed to see
Your mercies all unfold
Sure it's a blessing
To be safe, secure, and warm
But lord I want to
Thank you for the storm

If my life were
Free of trials
Lord I'd loose
My view of you
There's sweet trophies
That remind me of
All you do
Sure it's a blessing
To be safe, secure, and warm
But lord I want to
Thank you
For the storm
I'm still safe, secure, and warm
And lord
I want to
Thank you
For the storm