With God's truth as our root we have long taken our stand
To these youth God's been good, we were strong held by His hand
But the proof of our fruit have been stormed in sinking sand
When a trooper from the group just went and left the band
It's so trivial that the length of her time enjoying Christ
Is unrivaled when compared to the some who shared her cries
For this vital source of strength, filled with self-pity and pride
That's so fatal, saw herself as a source of our demise
We were stunned with her sudden decision to just leave
We held tons of pure burdens in addition to our griefs
It's no fun when you're saddened with confusion as we see
We hope God that His pattern of salvation's in His sleeves
We see that her disappearance is indeed so wrong
And what we all somehow fear is she'll be gone for long
But we hope that she'll perceive that the world out there can't give
What from God she has received - and those are God-sent songs
May you know how we hope and pray about you
For His throne you have thrown away without clue
For you won't be alone who might "sway from faith" too
This home that you condoned is waiting for you
You may wander to another evangelical peer
Who might nurture your faith further, even treasure Him more dear[ly]
It would better us. However, we'll be missing you here
For the memories together with this family's been years
We may be meeting you; greeting you in eternity
And be seeing the Being we sought so faithfully
But while we're weeping and keeping strong in calamity
May the LORD keep you as a sheep who has a great testimony
We see that your disappearance is indeed so wrong
But we acknowledge here is it's in His plans all along
So to the LORD we pray that He would mold the days,
In accordance to His ways, to prove our fears were wrong
We believe and adore You, our Holy Father
And we plead, through Your Son, to restore this fallen brother
While we seek to value You more than this selfish sinner
As creatures You renewed make us more than just winners
Though we've had times as bad, or even worse than this
Or demand for our lack is somehow this unique:
Unlike then, when we're men where confusion's at our peak
We're instead, on our heads, at the state of each other's needs
We're not ready to give up; we're here to endure
We are heading to work out the salvation that is sure
Make us steady to cry out; bring out proof that we're cured
For Your glory is about presenting You as pure
We see that her disappearance is indeed so wrong
Especially in our extreme need to see Your throne
But by Your sovereignty, Oh Great God Trinity
Again in time we'll be as a group of one
5 years ago
