nichole nordeman ~ even then

It's a fear that keeps me wide awake

In the middle of the night

When the expectations are too great

And the bar gets raised too high

So I do the best with what I've got

And hope that no one knows

That I strain to see how I can

Try to stand on these toes

Until I'm measured

But You know better

Thank you Jesus

Even when you see us just as we are

Fragile and frail and so far from

Who we want to be

So thank You Jesus

even when the pieces are

broken and small

dreams shattered and scattered like the wind

Thank You even then

So I put aside the masquerade

and admit that I am not okay

Which may not be the thing to say

But I'm not ashamed to need You

more each day

Thank You Jesus

Even when You see us just as we are

Fragile and frail and so far from

who we want to be

So thank You Jesus

Even when the pieces are

Broken and small

Dreams shattered and scattered like the wind

Thank You even then

We raise the standard

and try to reach it

We'll never make it

And we don't need to

We are fragile and frail

and so far from who we want to be