coal

if i trust myself

and in my strength

i'll be in the desert with nothing to drink

i'll live in the wilderness

so far and so alone

and i won't help myself

so hot and yet so cold

i choose not to lean on my own understanding

i acknowledge you in my ways and you direct me

i'll be like a tree by the river

when i put my trust in you

i'll be like a coal in the fire

when i put my hope in you

if my heart departs and i turn away

then i will be cursed from the absence of my faith

lord without your help i'm drowning in the sea

and i won't help myself

i can't move and i can't breathe

i choose not to lean on my own understanding

i acknowledge you in my ways and you direct me

i'll be like a tree by the river

when i put my trust in you

i'll be like a coal in the fire

when i put my hope in you

i choose not to lean on my own understanding

i acknowledge you in my ways and you direct me

i'll be like a tree by the river

when i put my trust in you

i'll be like a coal in the fire

when i put my hope in you