Held

Intro: Verse (Key of ) Two months is too little They let him go, they had no Sudden healing To think that providence would Take a child from his mother while she prays Is appalling Who told us we'd be rescued What has changed and why should we be saved From nightmares We're asking why this happens To us, who have died to live It's unfair Chrous: (NC) This is what it means to be held, how it feels When the sacred is torn from your life And you survive This is what it is to be loved, and to know That the promise was when everything fell We'd be held Verse: Same chords as verse 1 This hand is bitterness We want to taste it, let the hatred numb Our sorrow The wise hand opens slowly To lillies of the valley and Tomorrow Chorus Bridge (Key of ) If hope is born of suffering If this is only the beginning Can we not wait for one hour Watching for our Savior Chrous (Key of ) (NC) This is what it means to be held, how it feels When the sacred is torn from your life And you survive This is what it is to be loved, and to know That the promise was when everything fell We'd be held 2x This is what it is to be loved, and to know That the promise was when everything fell We'd be held This is what it means to be held