Lyrics
Verse 1
How long will I wait
How long will I wonder
Restless though I be
I’ll stay here at Your feet
How long till You speak to me
Verse 2
Even in the night
Even in the battle
Surely I’ll grow faint
But there will come a day
You’ll show me it was not in vain
Chorus
For God alone
My soul will wait in silence
For God alone
My Rock and my Salvation
I will pour out my heart
Pledge all my trust
Oh for God
Is a refuge for us
Verse 3
I am but a breath
All I own a vapor
In riches and in need
Help my heart to see
The treasures of eternity
Chorus
For God alone
My soul will wait in silence
For God alone
My Rock and my Salvation
I will pour out my heart
Pledge all my trust
Oh for God
Is a refuge for us
Bridge
Lord You have spoken still I forget
Power and love are Yours
You will remind me time and again
Great is Your faithfulness
Chorus
For God alone
My soul will wait in silence
For God alone
My Rock and my Salvation
I will pour out my heart
Pledge all my trust
Oh for God
Is a refuge for us
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I will pour out my heart
Pledge all my trust
Oh for God is a refuge for us
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Meaning & Inspiration
For God Alone (Psalm 62) sets Psalm 62 to music as a song of waiting for God. The first verse asks how long to wait and wonder, staying restless at His feet till He speaks, and the second admits growing faint in the night and battle but trusting a day will come when it is shown not to have been in vain. The chorus says the soul waits in silence for God alone, the Rock and salvation, pouring out the heart and pledging trust because God is a refuge.
The third verse says the singer is but a breath, all owned a vapor, asking for help to see the treasures of eternity, and the bridge admits forgetting what the Lord has spoken, yet reminded of His power, love and faithfulness. The song follows Psalm 62:1-2, 62:5-8 and 62:9-12, with James 4:14 and Matthew 6:19-21. The patient tone and repeated chorus fit quiet waiting.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 62:1-2 The psalmist's soul waits in silence for God alone, his rock and salvation.
- Psalm 62:8 People are urged to trust in God at all times and pour out their hearts to Him.
- James 4:14 Life is described as a mist that appears for a little while.