The Silence of God

"It's enough to drive a man crazy
It'll break a man's faith
It's enough to make him wonder
If he's ever been sane
When he's bleeding for comfort
From They staff and Thy rod
And the heaven's only answer
Is the silence of God

"And it'll shake a man's timbers
when he loses his heart
When he has to remember
What broke him apart
This yoke may be easy
But this burden is not
When the crying fields are frozen
By the silence of God

"And if a man has got to listen
To the voices of the mob
Who are reeling in the throes of all the happiness they've got
When they tell you all their troubles have been nailed up to that cross
What about the times when even followers get lost?
Cause we all get lost sometime

"There's a statue of Jesus
On a monestary knoll
In the hills of Kentucky
All quiet and cold
He's kneeling in the garden
As silent as a stone
And all His friends are sleeping
And He's weeping all alone
And the man of all sorrows
He never forgot what sorrow is carried by the hearts that He bought
So when the questions dissolve into the silence of God
The aching may remain
But the breaking does not

"The aching may remain
But the breaking does not
And the holy lonesome echo
Of the silence of God

-Andrew Peterson

I think this is one of my favorite Andrew Peterson songs. If you haven't listened to him you really should check him out. His music is so real. This song in particular speaks to my heart, and I hope you were able to enjoy the lyrics as much as I.