Lyrics
When we were in the darkest night
And wondered if our eyes would ever see the light
You were there, Lord
When we were in the stormy gale
And wondered if we'd ever live in peace again
You were there, Lord
You were there in the struggle
You were there in the fight
You were there all the time
We praise You - the God of our yesterdays
We praise You - the God who is here today
We praise You - our God as tomorrow comes
So whatever lies ahead
Whatever roads our grateful hearts will come to tread
You'll be there, Lord
We will fix our eyes on You
And know that there is grace enough to see us through
You'll be there, Lord
You'll be there in the struggle
You'll be there in the fight
You'll be there all the time
We praise You - the God of our yesterdays
We praise You - the God who is here today
We praise You - our God as tomorrow comes
We thank you - for grace in our yesterdays
We thank you - for peace in our hearts
We thank you - for joy, as tomorrow comes
We will trust you, God
You're always closer than we know
Always more involved and in control
We will trust our lives to You -
The One who wasand is and is to come
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Meaning & Inspiration
“God of Our Yesterdays” presents God’s faithfulness across past, present, and future. The opening remembers darkness, storms, struggle, and conflict without treating those experiences as evidence of divine absence. Instead, each memory returns to the declaration that the Lord was there. The chorus turns remembrance into praise, while the later verses extend the same confidence toward roads and difficulties still ahead.
The song’s movement through time echoes the biblical confession of the One “who is and who was and who is to come.” It also aligns with the call to fix attention on Jesus and trust divine grace for endurance. Gratitude for past grace and present peace becomes the basis for hope about tomorrow, not a prediction that hardship will disappear. The lyric’s final emphasis on God’s closeness and control gathers its themes into a consistent response: remembered faithfulness supports present worship, and present worship strengthens trust for whatever lies ahead.
Related Scripture
- Revelation 1:8 God is described as the One who is, was, and is to come, echoing the closing lyric.
- Hebrews 12:2 The call to fix attention on Jesus corresponds with the song’s resolve to keep looking to God.
- Psalm 46:1 God’s presence and help in trouble match the song’s memories of darkness and struggle.