When Silence Is Another Name for God
Embracing the Sacred Quiet: Finding God in the Silence
Lyrics
I knew you in a way
I had a knowledge or understanding of you in a certain way
Then everything it changed
Everything changed from how it used to be
Now I don’t feel you anymore
I no longer feel your presence or connection
You went away it seemed
You either physically departed or stopped communicating
Or maybe just stopped speaking
There's uncertainty whether you left or just became silent
Still I don’t hear you anymore.
Despite the uncertainty, I still don't perceive your voice or presence
When silence is another name for God
Emphasizing that silence is a way of referencing or understanding God
When I wait with no response
Waiting for a response from God without receiving one
I hold to things that you’ve already said
Holding onto previous words or promises spoken by God
Until you choose to speak again
Continuing to hold on until God chooses to speak again
Speak to me
An appeal for God to communicate
Speak to me.
A repeated plea for God to speak
Painful as it can be
Acknowledging the pain of waiting
There’s beauty in the waiting
Finding beauty in the act of waiting
Like sun rising silently
Comparing the waiting to the silent rise of the sun
With just a ray of light
Describing the transformative power of a small amount of light
You away the night
Connecting the light to dispelling darkness
Transforming everything.
Highlighting the profound impact of God's silence on everything
When silence is another name for God
Reiterating the idea that silence is a way of understanding God
When I wait with no response
Continuing to wait for God without a response
I look around at everything you’ve made
Observing and appreciating the creations around, attributing them to God's love
Creation sings of love sustained
The entire creation reflects and sings of God's enduring love
So I will wait for you
Committing to wait for God despite the silence
Wait for you
Repeated commitment to wait for God
To speak to me
Waiting for God to communicate with the speaker
Speak to me, oh
A plea for God to speak
You might be silent but you never leave
Acknowledging God's perceived silence but affirming His constant presence
I’m learn learning new ways that you speak
Learning new ways in which God communicates during periods of silence
So in the silence with You I can be
Finding solace in being fully known and seen by God during silence
Fully known and fully seen.
Emphasizing the intimacy and depth of connection during silence
When silence is another name for God
Reiteration of the concept that silence is a way of understanding God
When I wait with no response
Continuing to wait for God without receiving a response
I’ll let my words be few and stay with you
Choosing to limit words and stay in the silence with God
And let you show me something new.
Openness to God revealing something new during the silent period
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