This song is the late Bob Hauch’s prayer as he daily faced his battle with cancer. By sharing this song with the St. John’s community, Bob opened up his heart before us all regarding his struggle, and his utter need for his Lord’s presence every step of the way. But this prayer also reveals Bob’s faith, his willingness to accept his Lord’s will, and live in His strength alone. The persistent faith in the face of hardship that Bob described in Run and Xtreme Faith Xtreme God, he made very personal in this song.

By giving us this song, Bob not only invited us to pray alongside him in his struggle. He has given God’s people a beautiful prayer, a beautiful song to give voice to the cry of our hearts from the depths of our own struggles.

For the recording, the arrangement was left intentionally simple, as befitting Bob’s heartfelt prayer. Think of the viola counter melody as depicting the wordless, plaintive cry of the Spirit and the heart behind and beyond the words (Romans 8:26).

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