A Tragic Story

Lyrics

“A Tragic Story”
Scott Troyer

Old faces,
broken restless souls
All these old faces
and young ones without homes

Though the waters rise
and our spirits fall,
the Lord our God,
He is watching o’er it all
and He’s watching us now.

We say,
“Oh, what a tragic story!
But only they can be blamed.
But oh, what a different song we should have sang
when the floodwaters came.”

Don’t wait
to give them higher ground.
No, and don’t you wait
to feed their hungry mouths.

Though the waters rise
and our spirits fall
the Lord our God,
He is watching o’er it all
and He’s watching us now.

We say,
“Oh, what a tragic story!
But here’s what we – here’s what we would have done.
But oh, what a different song we will sing
when the floodwaters come.”

Rescue
the tired, the sick and depressed.
Give them,
give them your very best.

Though the waters rise
and our spirits fall
the Lord our God,
He is watching o’er it all
Though the waters rise
and our spirits fail
the Lord our God,
He is with us all the while
and He shall prevail.

He shall prevail.
He shall prevail.
He shall prevail.

Copyright © 2006 Scott Troyer

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