[Verse 1]
you have encouraged many
you have strengthened those who were weak
Your words have supported those
who were falling
you encouraged those with shaky knees
I seen you hold a hand up
when the room went cold
I seen you say one line
and watch a tight chest fold
you was the steady ground
when the floor gave way
you told the bent back, stand
you told the dark, stay away
You knew how to lift
what was close to breaking
you knew how to speak
when the room was shaking
but now your own breath
comes up short in the heat
and the ground you trusted
feels like broken teeth
[Pre-Chorus]
now when trouble strikes
you lose heart
now when trouble strikes
you fall apart
the same voice that steadied
everybody else
can't hold your own weight
can't help yourself
[Chorus]
you lose heart, lose heart
when trouble strikes
you lose heart, lose heart
and the fear bites
shaky knees, shaky knees
don't fold on me
you held them up
can you hold on now?
(hold on now)
[Verse 2]
I know the shame taste
when the night sits heavy
when the prayers feel thin
and the hands go empty
you gave out strength
like bread from your table
now your own table’s bare
and your faith feels unstable
But weak ain't the end
and fear ain't the king
there's a cracked-open hope
in the songs you bring
every fall you survived
left a mark that says
the same God who kept you
still knows your steps
So breathe through the panic
let the truth land slow
you don't need to sprint
just don't let go
if your voice shakes now
that's still a voice that prays
and the One you leaned on
still knows your name
[Bridge]
[Half-Time]
when your hands go cold
when your courage fades
when the old strong words
won't carry weight
you are not alone
in the pressure wave
even shaky knees
can still be saved
[Chorus]
you lose heart, lose heart
when trouble strikes
you lose heart, lose heart
and the fear bites
shaky knees, shaky knees
don't fold on me
you held them up
can you hold on now?
(hold on now)
[Outro]
you have encouraged many
now let that grace reach you
you strengthened those who were weak
now let strength find you too
Your words have supported those
who were falling
you encouraged those with shaky knees
and you still can rise