Sunday Sangin’: Kirk Franklin, “Help Me Believe”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

If there’s one song that sums up how 2010 ended and how 2011 has been, it would be this song. My faith wavers from time and time and I feel like I’m floating and there’s no one to catch me. But God has been there for me when I needed it the most. Always. This song gets me through the tough times and I hope it does for you as well:

[Verse 1:]
I wanna believe
But I’m having a hard time seeing past what I see right now, I see right now
I wanna be free
But when I try to fly I realize I don’t know how, no one showed me how
Wish I could see that this mess I’m in will really work out for my good, you said it would
So, if you can hear me, can you give me a sign cause I don’t feel you like I should, please if you could
My faith is almost gone, I can’t hold on much longer, take this cup from me

[Chorus A:]
Help me Believe
Can I believe
Let Me believe
I wanna believe
I’m no good on my own, please give me another chance
It’s hard to believe in what I can’t see
To give you my will cause you’re what’s better for
You can look in my eyes and see I wanna believe, believe, believe, believe

[Verse 2:]
(I want you to know)
I wanna believe
If I never hear I’m sorry I can let it go, gotta let you go
Cause, it’s killing me. Jesus you know how it feels cause you’ve been hurt before, don’t wanna hurt no more
I’m trying to hear you speak, but my heart is growing weaker, take this cup from me

[Chorus B:]
Help me Believe
Can I Believe
Let me Believe
I wanna Believe
I’ve been here before and can’t take that hurt again
It’s hard to believe in what I can’t see
To give you my will cause you’re what’s better for
You can look in my eyes and see I wanna believe, believe, believe, believe

[Bridge:]
Believe
Believe

[Verse 3:]
I wanna believe when I close my eyes on this side I’ll wake up with you, more in love with you
And, and finally, you will say my race it is over and my work is through, cause I believed in you
I know dark nights will come and some days there’ll be no sunshine and you’re too far to see

[Chorus A]

[Believe: repeats and inverts]