THE ANCHOR HOLDS


I HAVE JOURNEYED
THROUGH THE LONG DARK NIGHT
OUT ON THE OPEN SEA
BY FAITH ALONE
SIGHT UNKNOWN
AND YET HIS EYES WERE WATCHING ME

I’VE HAD VISIONS
I’VE HAD DREAMS
I’VE EVEN HELD THEM IN MY HAND
BUT I NEVER KNEW
THEY WOULD SLIP RIGHT THROUGH
LIKE THEY WERE ONLY GRAINS OF SAND

I HAVE BEEN YOUNG
BUT I’M OLDER NOW
AND THERE HAS BEEN BEAUTY THESE EYES HAVE SEEN
IT WAS IN THE NIGHT
THROUGH THE STORMS OF MY LIFE
THAT’S WHERE GOD PROVED HIS LOVE FOR ME

THE ANCHOR HOLDS THOUGH THE SHIP IS BATTERED
THE ANCHOR HOLDS THOUGH THE SAILS ARE TORN
I HAVE FALLEN ON MY KNEES AS I FACED THE RAGING SEA
THE ANCHOR HOLDS IN SPITE OF THE STORM

I HAVE FALLEN ON MY KNEES AS I FACED THE RAGING SEA
THE ANCHOR HOLDS IN SPITE OF THE STORM