Before (Live)

Before I receive, I’ll give thanks

Before the day breaks, I’ll give thanks

In every unknown I will trust you

Before I receive, I’ll give thanks

 

For every prayer yet unanswered

For every task unresolved

For every dream that’s still waiting

Before I receive, I’ll give thanks

 

You were before the beginning

You care for the smallest things

Lord I will daily surrender

All that each moment brings

 

I’m bringing the strains of tomorrow

I’m holding the stress of today

I’m singing my joy and my sorrow

Before I receive, I’ll give thanks

 

You were before the beginning

You care for the smallest things

Lord I will daily surrender

All that each moment brings

 

You were before the beginning

You care for the smallest things

Lord I will daily surrender

All that each moment brings

 

The One who goes before is The One who goes behind

The One whose love surrounds is The One who walks beside

The One who goes before is The One who goes behind

the One whose love surrounds is The One who walks beside

 

I’ll give thanks

I’ll give thanks

I’ll give thanks

I’ll give thanks

 

So teach me to live in this tension

The mission within the mundane

Thank you for all you have given

For all I’ve received, I give thanks

For all I’ve received, I give thanks