I've tried to believe, to cling to Your name,

But all I find here is sorrow and shame.

They say You're the warmth that comes with the dawn,

But I'm left in the dark, and the night drags on.

Where were You when the floods broke free?

When sorrow filled every street and sea?

I reached for Your hand, but only air,

Left to wonder if You were ever there.

Where were You when hope turned cold?

When the light we trusted began to fold?

I reached for a sign, but found only lies,

Alone with my questions, and empty skies.

I've whispered my fears, I've shouted my pain,

But it all falls to silence again and again.

How could You let us break this way?

How could You turn from every plea we prayed?

Where were You when the floods broke free?

When sorrow filled every street and sea?

I reached for Your hand, but felt only air,

Left to wonder if You were ever there.

Where were You when hope turned cold?

When the light we trusted began to fold?

I reached for a sign, but found only lies,

Alone with my questions, and empty skies.

They spoke of Your love like a sheltering wing,

But where was that comfort when nothing could bring

Back the ones that we lost, the lives torn apart,

Where were You then? Where's Your beating heart?

Where were You when the floods broke free?

When sorrow filled every street and sea?

I reached for Your hand, but felt only air,

Left to wonder if You were ever there.

Where were You when hope turned cold?

When the light we trusted began to fold?

I reached for a sign, but found only lies,

Alone with my questions, and empty skies.

I watched as the fires took all we'd built,

And heard no voice but the weight of my guilt.

Tell me, was this all part of some plan?

Or did You just leave us in the hands of man?