Noone whose hope is in the Lord will be ever be put to shame...No matter what they feel.

The Lord has drawn near to you -
You were broken hearted.
The Lord saw you and chose you,
When from him you were parted.

His eyes didn’t stay fixed upon your sin
He sought to draw you near
I love you, Son, I died for you
Were the words He hoped you’d hear.

He knew the road he set before you
Would cost you all you’d known
But He looked down at your bruised up heart
And said – This one’s my own.

You came to him,
And All the heavens rejoiced!
As if He’d died only you,
He celebrated his choice.

You counted loss, everything else
For this treasure you’d found
And you took your past and all your pain
And buried it in the ground.

But then, God started digging
The pain he caused was dear
And so you started running
Away from him in fear.

You said, “My past is gone and dead,
Why uncover it now?”
But He just kept on digging
And soon pulled out the plow.

Your trust in him was shaken
Your hope was growing slim
The things that you were seeing
Caused the light to dim.

Why!? You questioned.
You slay me! You said.
And in his loving kindness
He bottled each tear you shed.

Silence was all you heard.
He seemed so far away.
And through it, he kept on digging.
Day after day.

Then, in a moment of quiet -
A whisper on the wind.
Jesus gently asking
Will you trust in Him?

Your wounds all exposed
You fell down to your knees
“I want nothing more,
Than to be truly free!”

“You see this clay?”
The Father said,
“I want to give life
To what you’ve called dead. “

So with iron and fire
God breathed His Spirit down
And though all your sins were forgotten
Your past, he turned around.

He worked it with his iron
And burned away the dross
And He used for his glory
All those things you’d counted loss.

He walked you through a fire
To show you, you would stand
He let you face trials
But never released your hand.

Though darkness seemed your closest friend
And shadows hid the light
He strengthened you, more than you knew
And brought you threw the night.

All those wounds you tried to bury
He uncovered, so he could heal
And now, a new man before him-
In place of scars, a seal.

And now the day is fast approaching
The mountain top is near
He has a crown and eternal life
For those that persevere.

And there you are, I see you now
He’s welcoming you with pride.
Even though, you didn’t know how
He brought you to his side.