It's been a tough year, meat well done and blackened/
Looking back it's hard to recount all that's happened/
It's by the Lord's grace that I'm still in the faith and rappin/
Devil's been watching me struggling, hands clappin/

Winter time depression, seeing some dudes fall/
They was filled up with aggression, I was like, "Dude, pause"/
Went from spitting Christ's message to dissin the Church, all/
Because we held em accountable, not thinking they would

If those dudes could slip, I better watch for the ice/
cuz we know who's exempt, those walking with Christ/
There's no good attempt, if I'm talking a lie/
But i've learned to repent, cuz I falter alot/

Saw a hero and role model mess with corrupt/
doctrine and theology, now it's messin me up/
not to say that i'm deceived or that I'm touchin that stuff/
I'm just hurt, but realizing Christ's love is enough/

Hook:
Give thanks to the Lord for He is good and His steadfast love endures
forever
(Yeah, His love endures forever)
I've said some goodbyes and shed a few tears but His steadfast love endures
forever
(Yeah, His love endures forever)

Verse 2:
Saw my cousin in the ground, dirt covered his casket/
unanswered questions and now it's too late to ask him/
Got that call one Saturday, and I couldn't even fathom/
Just talked to him... a couple.. man what happened?/

after my grandfather's funeral, that's the last time/
I spoke or saw his face, seems like the hours flashed by/
Had intentions to encourage him, the next time he passed by/
He said he was fighting, I need made the time to ask why/

The hourglass is passed, the past is finished/
I'm presented with the present that will fast diminish/
we can only last as long as the Master gives us/
Though I'm passionate for people, I need mad forgiveness/

I lost sight of the mission, to help the people I grew up with/
self-righteous in my thinking, in God's eyes, disgustin/
Father have mercy, I been walking around loveless/
I'm thankful in the gospel that you show me what love is/

Hook:
Give thanks to the Lord for He is good and His steadfast love endures
forever
(Yeah, His love endures forever)
I've said some goodbyes and shed a few tears but His steadfast love endures
forever
(Yeah, His love endures forever)

Verse 3:

Through the hardship, my hope for eternal life has grown/
I'm realizing more than I can't do it on my own/
maturity is not about your age or what you know/
It's truly found when you can rest in Jesus Christ alone/

I thought I knew it all about five years ago/
though the growth is coming slow, God is working on the low/
to bring me to humility, I know that is His goal/
And I'm fighting and praying for patience as I'm on this road/

The single greatest priority for the rest of my days/
is to seek after the Lord, and daily trust in His grace/
And that can only happen when I'm humble, seekin His face/
Hungry for His presence day and night, seeking a taste/

Of His goodness, so it overflows to my life/
And bears fruit in the way that I'm loving wife/
my daughters, the Church, and my family, I'm light/
gotta shine in this world for the glory of Christ/

Hook:
Give thanks to the Lord for He is good and His steadfast love endures
forever
(Yeah, His love endures forever)
I've said some goodbyes and shed a few tears but His steadfast love endures
forever
(Yeah, His love endures forever)