The God Who Goes Before Me

Lyrics

[Intro]

Before my feet arrive
Before the first door turns
You have already stood
In every place I fear

[Verse 1]

I keep asking for a picture
Of the road beyond this room
Something clear enough to follow
Something safe enough to choose

But You rarely give the whole way
You give light enough to move
And the path becomes familiar
Only after I walk with You

You have crossed tomorrow’s rivers
You have counted every cost
There is nowhere I can follow
Where Your presence has not walked

[Pre-Chorus]

The future is not empty
The darkness is not free
Every unknown place before me
Has already answered to the King

[Chorus]

You are the God who goes before me
Breaking iron, leveling stone
Standing where the road grows narrow
Making unfamiliar places home

You are the God who goes before me
I will follow where You lead
I am not stepping into absence
You are already there for me

[Verse 2]

There are doors I cannot open
There are rooms I cannot read
There are voices making promises
That sound better than they mean

Keep me from confusing movement
With the path You chose for me
Not every open invitation
Is a place where I should be

When the pillar moves, I’ll follow
When it settles, I will stay
I would rather wait beneath Your presence
Than run ahead and lose the way

[Pre-Chorus]

You know what waits around the corner
You know what kindness must refuse
So when You interrupt my timing
Let me trust what You can see

[Chorus]

You are the God who goes before me
Breaking iron, leveling stone
Standing where the road grows narrow
Making unfamiliar places home

You are the God who goes before me
I will follow where You lead
I am not stepping into absence
You are already there for me

[Bridge]

Before the interview
Before the call
Before the doctor names it all

Before the move
Before goodbye
Before the long, uncertain night

Before the courtroom
Before the strain
Before I learn what change will take

You are there
You are there
Nothing finds me unaware

Before the victory
Before the loss
Before obedience counts the cost

Before my strength
Has reached its end
You have prepared the grace I’ll need

[Build]

Go before me
Stay beside me
Stand behind me
Be my guard

Cloud by daytime
Fire by nightfall
Keep me close
And lead me on

I do not need to know the distance
I only need to know Your voice
When the road divides before me
You will teach my feet the choice

[Final Chorus]

You are the God who goes before me
Every valley knows Your name
Every height that looks impossible
Stands beneath Your sovereign reign

You are the God who goes before me
Through the blessing and the need
I am not walking toward a question
I am walking where You lead

You are the God who goes before me
So I will leave this fear behind
What is waiting there tomorrow
Has already met the God who holds my life

[Outro]

Before my feet arrive
Before the first door turns

You have already stood
In every place I fear

So I will take the next step
Without demanding where it ends

The God who goes before me
Will be there when I begin