You are a refuge and a friend

I
YOU ARE A REFUGE AND A FRIEND
YOU ARE MY COMFORT AND MY STRENGTH
IN YOU I FIND THE JOY AND MEANING OF MY SUFFERING
YOU WIPE MY TEARS OF LONELINESS
AND SHED YOUR SPIRIT TO GIVE ME HOPE
AND COURAGE TO FACE THE TRIALS THAT EACH DAY BRINGS.

CHORUS:

I KNOW THAT LONG
AS I LISTEN TO YOU LORD YOU ANSWERED ME
YOU DELIVER ME FROM ALL HARM
AND GIVE ME TO THE FATHER WHO IS LOVE
YOU MAKE IT TRUE YOUR PROMISE
THAT YOU NEVER LEAVE BY MY SIDE
AND MAKE MY PAIN A SACRIFICE FOR LOVE OF HIM

II
SOMETIMES YOUR WAYS ARE SO CONFUSING
AND THERE ARE TIMES THAT I AM LOST
BUT YOU’RE ALWAYS THERE TO LEAD ME
WITH MY PATH THROUGH YOU

REPEAT CHORUS:

AND MAKE MY PAIN A SACRIFICE FOR LOVE OF HIM