You Were There

A song to get you up and movin'

This song is set in the unformed world, prior to creation. It explores the image of God's spirit hovering over the darkness and chaos, and the idea that the spirit of God continues to hover over the darkness and chaos in our lives, ready to breath new light and life.

You were there in the beginning
Hovering over the void and dark
You are here in the middle of my chaos
Breathing life into my heart
Let there be light — and the darkness trembled
Let there be light — and the morning came
Speak into me, I am listening
Let there be light again

Full lyrics

VERSE 1
Before the light had broken through
Before the first word shaped the blue
Before the stars had found their place
You were there, hovering in the space
Over the dark and restless deep
Over the chaos in my sleep
Before I called, before I knew
You were already moving through

PRE-CHORUS
Nothing was formed, nothing was named
But You were not absent, You were not far away
Waiting to speak, ready to break
Into the empty, the dark, the ache

CHORUS
You were there in the beginning
Hovering over the void and dark
You are here in the middle of my chaos
Breathing life into my heart
Let there be light — and the darkness trembled
Let there be light — and the morning came
Speak into me, I am listening
Let there be light again

VERSE 2
Into the mess the Word came down
No palace hall, no royal crown
A feeding trough, a father's breath
The God of life who walked through death
You entered in to all my tohu
The formless places only You knew
And still today Your Spirit waits
Hovering over all my broken places

PRE-CHORUS
Nothing's too far gone, nothing's too late
The same Voice that made the world still speaks today
Waiting to move, ready to break
Into the empty, the dark, the ache

CHORUS
You were there in the beginning
Hovering over the void and dark
You are here in the middle of my chaos
Breathing life into my heart
Let there be light — and the darkness trembled
Let there be light — and the morning came
Speak into me, I am listening
Let there be light again

BRIDGE
You don't wait for me to have it together
You step into the storm
You don't need the dark to be gone forever
Before Your light is born
So hover over me, hover over me
Speak and I will live
Hover over me, hover over me
Only You can give

FINAL CHORUS
You were there in the beginning
Hovering over the void and dark
You are here in the middle of my chaos
Breathing life into my heart

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This song is a creative collaborathion between Steven E. Fairbanks, Chat GPT, and Suno AI.
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