Alisa Turner - Hope for You Lyrics
Lyrics
Verse 1:
My heart has strayed away
Wandered from the safe embrace of love and home
Lost in endless searching
Mired in a pursuit that's left me numb
wondering about the man that I've become
Pre Chorus:
In space and time
Are you holding back my long awaited sign
if your ways are higher,
than my own endeavors
redemption is whispering
its saying to me
Chorus:
oh oh
theres hope for you yet
oh oh
His grace runs true yes
through all your regrets
theres hope for you yet
Verse 2
where else can I run
where else can I find peace and rest but God
Who else can save me
No one else can steady my heart like You
And my spirit will know Your voice is true
Pre:
And every time
I keep looking for some long awaited sign,
Still Your ways are higher,
than my own endeavors
redemption is whispering
its saying to me
Chorus
Bridge:
breathe life into these bones
and calm my weary soul
assure me I'm never alone
revive in me a holy hope
Chorus 2
hope remains
in the midst of your pain
through all your regrets
there's hope for you yet
Chorus
Outro:
There's hope for you yeah
There's hope for you yeah
His grace runs through yeah
His light shines true yet
Through all your regrets
There's hope for you yet
Video
My Prayer For You (Official Lyric Video) - Alisa Turner
Meaning & Inspiration
Alisa Turner’s 2015 release, "Hope for You," from the album *We Are the People of the Earth*, offers a profound journey through the wilderness of personal struggle towards the unwavering certainty of divine redemption. The song opens with a raw confession, a heart that has "strayed away," lost in a cycle of searching and numbness, questioning the very identity forged by these experiences. This initial vulnerability is pivotal, mirroring the prophet Isaiah’s lament in Isaiah 53:6, "All of us, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way." The lyrics poignantly capture the feeling of being mired in personal pursuits that lead not to fulfillment, but to a disquieting emptiness.
However, this introspection quickly shifts from despair to an earnest seeking of a higher truth. The pre-chorus articulates a profound surrender, a recognition that human endeavors often fall short, and that divine guidance is the ultimate path to liberation. The whisper of redemption is not a distant promise, but an immanent assurance, echoing the words of Jeremiah 29:11, "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” The recurring chorus, "There's hope for you yet, His grace runs true yes, through all your regrets, there's hope for you yet," serves as a powerful, repeatable affirmation of God's boundless mercy. This is not a superficial comfort, but a deep-seated truth rooted in the very nature of God as revealed in Scripture, particularly His unfailing love demonstrated on the cross, as alluded to in Romans 5:8, "But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us."
Verse two further solidifies this reliance on faith, posing a rhetorical question about the futility of seeking peace and rest elsewhere, recognizing that only God can steady a faltering heart and confirm the truth of His voice. This resonates with the Psalmist’s declaration in Psalm 42:5, "Why, my soul, are you downcast? Why are you troubled within me? Put your hope in God, for I will yet praise him, my Savior and my God." The bridge then becomes a fervent prayer for revival and restoration, a plea for life to be breathed into weary bones and for a soul to be calmed. The request to "revive in me a holy hope" speaks to a desire for more than just fleeting peace, but for an enduring, God-given optimism that anchors the spirit. This hope is not born of circumstances, but from the active presence of God, as Paul assures in Romans 15:13, "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." The concluding choruses and outro reinforce this central message with increasing conviction, emphasizing that even amidst pain and regret, the enduring light of His grace provides a constant beacon of hope. "Hope for You" is a compelling testament to the transformative power of God's unfailing love and the assurance of redemption available to all who turn towards Him.