A Thousand Altars

[Verse 1]

I laid my hands on the rail

Cold wood under my palms

Name after name, I called

Till the silence turned to balm

Dust on the old glass pane

Moon on the chapel floor

I came with a torn-up heart

You met me at the door

[Pre-Chorus]

And the veil began to tremble

Like a candle in the wind

I heard mercy in the rafters

I heard heaven answer, "Come in"

[Chorus]

Lift me up, lift me up

Higher than my fear

Holy fire, holy fire

Stay with me right here

Lift me up, lift me up

Till my soul can see

You are near, You are near

You are carrying me

[Verse 2]

I was a broken violin

String by string undone

You turned my shaking breath

Into a rising sun

I wore my sorrow like stone

Heavy on my chest

You sang through every fracture

And called it blessed

[Pre-Chorus]

And the night began to loosen

At the sound of Your name

Every shard in me was shining

Every wound became a flame

[Chorus]

Lift me up, lift me up

Higher than my fear

Holy fire, holy fire

Stay with me right here

Lift me up, lift me up

Till my soul can see

You are near, You are near

You are carrying me

[Bridge]

If I fall, You hold

If I cry, You know

When I cannot sing

You become my song

Take my hands, my breath

Take this final plea

I will rise in You

As You rise in me

[Final Chorus]

Lift me up, lift me up

Higher than my fear

Holy fire, holy fire

Stay with me right here

Lift me up, lift me up

Till my soul can see

You are near, You are near

You are carrying me

Lift me up, lift me up

I am not alone

Holy fire, holy fire

Lead me all the way home

Lift me up, lift me up

Till the dark must flee

You are near, You are near

You are carrying me