Broken Places

Lay down your weary head
When the troubled waters flow
Life breaks us all sometimes
Where we need to grow
Innocence is not a crime
In time we understand
And find the grace of mercy
Sifting through the fingers of God’s hand
I know the broken places
I’ve grown strong in every one
Sown in the empty spaces
A seed of work left to be done
Each wound my heart embraces
Becomes a cry that God has won
And He knows the broken places
In barren fields my heart was led
As I waited there alone
Shaken by my brokenness
As I faced the great unknown
Then I heard the voice of peace
In this distant desert land
Reached out for the promise
That was born for every man
I know the broken places
I’ve grown strong in every one
Sown in the empty spaces
A seed of work left to be done
Each wound my heart embraces
Becomes a cry that God has won
And God knows the broken places
He treasures every tear
In a jar of alabaster
He’ll use to wash away the years
The years of broken places
I can name them one by one
And with His love, He traces
The seed of work soon to be done
Each wound my heart embraces
Becomes a cry that God has won
I know the broken places
I’ve lived, I’ve breathed, survived each one
Sown in the empty spaces
A seed of work left to be done
Each wound my heart embraces
Becomes a witness to someone
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh…
Ooh-ooh-ooh…
God heals the broken places
God heals the broken places
God heals the broken places
God heals the broken places