THANK YOU FOR THE STORM
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I wouldn't know Your peace without the hard times
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It's a blessing when I see the dark clouds parting Or be thankful for relief without the pain
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When the rain is gone and the sun is breaking through I wouldn't love the light if it were not for the darkness
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I anticipate when life will just be normal Or appreciate the sun without the rain
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Just to close my weary eyes and rest in You How could I understand forgiveness without failure
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My heart can rest so easy when there's blue skies Or feel the warmth of love without the bitter cold
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When the wind is gone and rain is not in sight How could I hold Your healing hands without affliction
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How I long to hang my sword above the mantle And be blessed to see Your mercies all unfold
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Away from harm and distant from the fight Sure it's a blessing to be safe, secure, and warm
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C But Lord, I want to Thank You for the storm
But I wouldn't know Your peace without the hard times
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Or be thankful for relief without the pain If my life were free of trials, Lord, I'd lose my view of You
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I wouldn't love the light if it were not for the darkness There's sweet trophies that remind me of all you do
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Or appreciate the sun without the rain Sure it's a blessing to be safe, secure, and warm
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How could I understand forgiveness without failure But Lord, I want to thank You for the storm
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Or feel the warmth of love without the bitter cold I'm still safe, secure, and warm
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How could I hold Your healing hands without affliction And Lord, I want to thank You for the storm
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And be blessed to see Your mercies all unfold
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Sure it's a blessing to be safe, secure, and warm
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But Lord, I want to Thank You for the storm
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Imagine as Peter sat in prison
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He may have paced the floor with chains around his feet
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And in his mind the devil taunted as he whispers
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The battle's lost and this is your defeat
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But then his mind went back to that night in the tempest
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When the master spoke and winds and seas obeyed
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And he remembered that storm calming all around him
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He could rest in that dark prison unafraid and say