Out of the Depths

Описание: [INTRO – low chant]
Out of the depths…
Out of the depths I cry…

[VERSE 1]
Do not rebuke me in Your anger
Do not break me in Your wrath
My bones are weary from the silence
My marrow trembles on this path

I kept my sin like hidden iron
Buried deep beneath my tongue
But night and day Your hand was on me
And the weight was not undone

[PRE-CHORUS – rising harmony]
My strength dried up like summer river
My roar became a plea

[CHORUS – solemn, unified chant]
Have mercy on me, O Holy God
According to steadfast love
Wash me deeper than the oceans
Cleanse me with the blood

Out of the depths I call Your Name
From fracture, dust, and flame
If You kept record of my sin
Who could stand unshamed?

[VERSE 2]
Against You only have I wandered
Though many bore the scar
My heart was forged in crooked iron
Bent away from who You are

You desire truth in hidden chambers
Light where shadows cling
Break the stone within my chest
Let contrite thunder sing

[DRUM BREAK – low throat chant under]
Miserere… Miserere…

[VERSE 3 – Psalm 102 tone]
Hear my prayer in desolation
My days fade like smoke in wind
I eat the ash of my own folly
I drink the tears of what I've been

Yet You remain enthroned forever
Generations rise and fall
Though my years are like a shadow
Your mercy outlives all

[CHORUS – fuller harmony]
Have mercy on me, O Holy God
According to steadfast love
Blot out all my rebellion
Write mercy from above

Out of the depths I wait for You
More than watchmen wait for dawn
My hope is not in my endurance
But in the faithful One

[BRIDGE – sparse instrumentation]
If You, O Lord, kept count of sins
No warrior could stand
But with You there is forgiveness
So we fear You… and we stand

[VERSE 4 – Psalm 143 tone]
Answer me in Your righteousness
Not by deeds that I have done
For no living man is righteous
Save the risen Holy One

Teach my feet the path of mercy
Lead me on level ground
Revive my soul for Your Name’s sake
Let steadfast love resound

[FINAL CHORUS – unified male choir]
Have mercy on me, O Holy God
According to steadfast love
Restore to me the joy of rescue
Send Your Spirit from above

Out of the depths we lift our eyes
We wait, we trust, we stand
Redeem us from all iniquity
Hold us in Your hand

[OUTRO – fading chant]
Out of the depths…
We wait for dawn…