IS THIS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE ALIVE

There's so much I don't understand

But I'm learning the purpose of man

Is to love You and do what You say

Everything is vanity under the sun

But the height and the depth of Your love

Will always be more than enough

Strengthen my innermost being

With power that comes from Your spirit

Give me the strength to believe in

A love that transcends my dimension

There's so much I don't understand

But I'm learning the purpose of man

Is to love You and do what You say

Everything is vanity under the sun

But the height and the depth of Your love

Will always be more than enough

Is it really healing if my heart still feels poisoned

Is it really grieving if there's joy in the morning

Is it really believing if I brace for disappointment

What is this? Is this what it means to be alive

Can I preach the Gospel when I know how much I need it

Can I make disciples when my mind is this depleted

Can I let the joy of Jesus be the strength within my weakness

What is this? Is this what it means to be alive

To be alive

To be braver

To be bolder

To be strong even if I'm weeping on Your shoulder

Even if I can't stop shoving this boulder

Up this hill that doesn't end

Torn apart again by polar opposite tensions

What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this? What is this?

Man, I've had it with the lies

And I'm bewildered by the truth

I have never been more tired

And I've never been more resolute

I'm older and wiser

And hopelessly confused

And alive

And it's all because of Jesus I'm alive

And it's all for Jesus' glory I'm alive

And that's why it's such a gift to be alive

This is what it means to be alive

And in Your hands

Cause my heart is in Your hands

Even if I'll never understand

You've got the whole world in Your hands