In the Night

Andrew Peterson - In The Night

I am weary with the pain of Jacob's wrestling

In the darkness with the fear, in the darkness with the fear

But he met the morning wounded with a blessing

So in the night, my hope lives on

And when Elisha woke surrounded by the forces

Of the enemies of God, the enemies of God

He saw the hills aflame with angels on their horses

So in the night, my hope lives on

Oh, in the night

Oh, in the night

Oh, in the night

My hope lives on

I see the slave that toils beneath the yoke unyielding

And I can hear the captive groan, hear the captive groan

For some hand to stay the whip his foe is wielding

Still in the night, my hope lives on

I see the armies of the enemy approaching

And the people driven, trembling, to the shore

But a doorway through the waters now is opening

So in the night, my hope lives on

Oh, in the night

Oh, in the night

Oh, in the night

My hope lives on

Like the son who thought he'd gone beyond forgiveness

Too ashamed to lift his head--but if he could lift his head

He would see his father running from a distance

In the night, my hope lives on

And I can see the crowd of men retreating

As he stands between the woman and their stones

And if mercy in his holy heart is beating

Then in the night, my hope lives on

Well, I remember how they scorned the son of Mary

He was gentle as a lamb, gentle as a lamb

He was beaten, He was crucified, and buried

And in the night, my hope was gone

But the rulers of earth could not control Him

No, they did not take His life--He laid it down

All the chains of death could never hope to hold Him

So in the night, my hope lives on

And I can see the Son of Man descending

And the sword He swings is brighter than the dawn

And the gates of Hell will never stand against Him

So in the night my hope lives on

Oh, in the night

Oh, in the night

Oh, in the night

My hope lives on

Oh, in the night

Oh, in the night

Oh, in the night

My hope lives on