Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Zach Williams
Vocals
Dolly Parton
Vocals
Jonathan Smith
Programming
Aaron Sterling
Drums
Danny Rader
Electric Guitar
Ian Fitchuk
Piano
Kris Donegan
Electric Guitar
Taylor Johnson
Electric Guitar
Tony Lucido
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Zach Williams
Songwriter
Jonathan Smith
Songwriter
Casey Beathard
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Daniel Davis
Assistant Engineer
Diane Sheets
Vocal Producer
Howard Willing
Engineer
Joe Baldridge
Engineer
Jonathan Smith
Producer
Josh Ditty
Assistant Engineer
Paul Rossetti
Editing Engineer
Lyrics
[Intro]
Every time I try to make it on my own
Every time I try to stand, I start to fall
And all those lonely roads that I have traveled on
There was Jesus
[Verse 1]
When the life I built came crashing to the ground
When the friends I had were nowhere to be found
I couldn't see it then but I can see it now
There was Jesus
[Chorus]
In the waiting, in the searching
In the healing and the hurting
Like a blessing buried in the broken pieces
Every minute, every moment
Where I've been or where I'm going
Even when I didn't know it
Or couldn't see it
There was Jesus
[Verse 2]
For this man who needs amazing kind of grace (Mm-hmm)
For forgiveness and a price I couldn't pay (Mm-mmm, hmm-mmm)
I'm not perfect so I thank God every day
There was Jesus
There was Jesus
[Chorus]
In the waiting, in the searching
In the healing and the hurting
Like a blessing buried in the broken pieces
Every minute, every moment
Where I've been or where I'm going
Even when I didn't know it
Or couldn't see it
[Verse 3]
There was Jesus
On the mountain
In the valleys
There was Jesus
In the shadows
Of the alleys
[Verse 4]
There was Jesus (In the fire, in the flood)
There was Jesus (Always is and always was, oh)
[Verse 5]
No, I never walk alone (Never walk alone)
You're always there
[Chorus]
In the waiting, in the searching
In the healing and the hurting
Like a blessing buried in the broken pieces
Every minute, every moment (Every minute, every moment)
Where I've been or where I'm going (Where I'm going)
Even when I didn't know it
Or couldn't see it
But there was Jesus
[Outro]
There was Jesus (There was Jesus)
There was Jesus
Written by: Casey Beathard, Jonathan Smith, Zach Williams