Even Here, You're Near

There's an empty chair at the table this year
A name I still say in the quiet when no one can hear
The world keeps moving but my heart stands still
And grief is a country that time doesn't fill

But in the hollow of the hardest night
Something whispers — I have not left your side

Even here, You're near
In the dark where I can't see You clear
Even now, somehow
Your love is all around me — here and now
You don't run from the broken places
You walk in
Even here — You're near

I've asked You why a thousand different ways
And silence was the answer for too many days
But grief is not a sign that You don't care
You wept at the graveside — You know how to be there

So I let myself cry — it's not a lack of faith
Even tears are a language that You translate

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted
He saves the ones the world has discarded
Joy may come in the morning light
But He sits with you through the night
Through the night — He is near

Even here... even here
You are near, You are near
Even here