I know I'm getting on in years
Not many mornings left to go
I don't take any day for granted
Each is a precious gift, I know

But when another falls to shadows
It's time to grieve with those they've known
This plague has made it even harder
We bear our sadness so alone!

Chorus:
For Paradise awaits
All who sleep in You
One day we all will wake
Remade and named anew
But now we mourn,
So give us, Lord,
A chance to laugh and cry
To gather with Your people
And simply say goodbye

Darkness fell
Like nothing I'd known before
An unexpected war
Cut off my lifelines

Food and song,
Shared with beloved friends,
Came to a crashing end
Now tell me, who am I?

Chorus:
But when we go through the desert lands
You help us see
Every bloom comes from Your hands 

Let us take up the mantle
Of those who have suffered before us
Knowing there's no comparing
Our days of disease to their pain
Our afflictions are real
And all that we feel
Is not just imagined distress
But He's promised us joy
So let's rest in His faithfulness

We were scattered to survive
Seeds sent underground alive
Will we grow, or will we die
Buried alone?

Is this strange, unknowing dark
Just a grave, or saving ark?
Will we still know who we are
In this new home?

Chorus:
Lord, give life to us, scattered far and wide
With so much uncertain, help us trust You to provide
Lord, give life to us, fill this empty time
Help our roots grow deeper into rivers of Your life