Count The Stars

Leave your land, Abram Leave your father’s name Walk into a promise you still cannot explain You said I’d be a nation

But the cradle stayed bare And every passing season Put questions in the air

I’ve waited so long I could count every star Still you say look up And believe who you are

Sarah saw me aging Saw the silence in my eyes Said maybe we can help him Maybe promise needs our hands

And I knew your word was holy But waiting wore me thin So I reached for my own answer And called my weakness faith

I’ve waited so long I could count every star Still you say look up And believe who you are

Then the night fell heavy And terror filled the land You spoke of sons in bondage Of years I could not stand

The Amorites were waiting Their measure not yet full Your mercy had a timeline Your justice had a rule

I did not walk between the pieces I could not hold the flame The smoking fire passed alone And bound you to your name

I waited so long I could count every star Still you say look up And believe who you are

I believe the Lord With questions in my bones And you counted faith as righteousness Before I understood