How Long Lyrics

He's sitting in the corner of his room

His Bible's there, but the devil is too

And in the lie of the moment, he decides he's too broken

And reaches in the dark to find a knife

She got the call that afternoon

And heard the words no mother wants to

And as she gets into her car, the only words that she can find are

"God, would you just keep him alive"

And as she's waiting, she's praying

How long until these wounds are healed

How long until the dark turns into dawn

How long until the purpose of this is revealed

How long, O Lord

That evening his friends heard the news

And none of them knew what to do

So in the corner of a church they raised an offering of words

To the God who promises to hear it all

And they're praying

How long until these wounds are healed

How long until the dark turns into dawn

How long until the purpose of this is revealed

How long, O Lord

How long, O Lord

How long, O Lord, how long

Cuz You promise that there is a day

Where every tear is wiped away

And all we want to know

All we want to know

You promise that there's good in store

For those who love You, and all the more

We just want to know

We just want to know

How long until these wounds are healed

How long until the dark turns into dawn

How long until the purpose of this is revealed

How long, O Lord

How long, O Lord

How long, O Lord

How long (You promise that there is a day)

How long (where every tear is wiped away)

How long, O Lord (all we want to know)

How long, O Lord (all we want to know)

How long (You promise that there's good in store)

How long (for those who love You, all the more)

How long, O Lord (we just want to know)

How long, O Lord (we just want to know)

He's sitting in the hospital room

The lies are there, but Jesus is too