My
friend…
If
you
are
crying
tonight…
If
your
heart
is
broken…
If
you
don't
know
what
tomorrow
will
bring…
Please…
Don't
give
up.
God
has
not
forgotten
you…
[VERSE 1 — SLOW, SORROWFUL] I
know
you're
tired
of
crying,
I
know
you've
been
hurt
inside,
You
smile
when
people
see
you,
But
you're
dying
deep
inside.
You've
prayed
and
prayed
for
answers,
But
heaven
seems
so
still,
You
ask, “
Oh
Lord,
where
are
You?” “
Do
You
remember
me
still?”
But
my
friend,
hold
on
to
Jesus,
Even
when
you
cannot
see,
The
God
who
brought
you
through
yesterday
Is
still
your
God
today.
[PRE-CHORUS — EMOTIONAL] The
night
may
feel
so
long,
The
road
may
feel
so
hard,
But
don't
you
lose
your
faith,
God
is
working
in
the
dark. [
CHORUS —
POWERFUL,
CRYING] 😭
Difficult
times
don't
last
forever,
This
pain
will
not
remain,
The
tears
you're
crying
today
Will
not
be
crying
in
vain.
Hold
on
to
God,
my
brother,
Hold
on
to
God,
my
sister,
Your
story
is
not
finished
yet,
Your
better
days
are
coming.
Difficult
times
don't
last
forever…
Just
have
faith
in
God…
Just
keep
trusting
God…
Don't
give
up…
[VERSE 2 — DEEPER SORROW] There
were
days
you
felt
forgotten,
There
were
nights
you
couldn't
sleep,
You
carried
pain
in
silence,
With
a
heart
too
tired
to
speak.
But
God
saw
every
tear
fall,
He
heard
your
secret
cry,
And
though
you
couldn't
feel
Him,
He
was
standing
by
your
side.
The
Bible
says
in
Psalm
thirty, “
Crying
may
endure
for
a
night,
But
joy
comes
in
the
morning…”
So
hold
on
through
the
night.
[CHORUS — WITH ADULT CHOIR] Difficult
times
don't
last
forever,
This
pain
will
not
remain,
The
tears
you're
crying
today
Will
not
be
crying
in
vain.
Hold
on
to
God,
my
brother,
Hold
on
to
God,
my
sister,
Your
story
is
not
finished
yet,
Your
better
days
are
coming.
[BRIDGE — SPOKEN / SINGING, VERY EMOTIONAL] The
Bible
says: “
Weeping
may
endure
for
a
night,
but
joy
comes
in
the
morning.”
And
Isaiah 41:10
says: “
Fear
thou
not;
for
I
am
with
thee…”
So
don't
be
afraid.
Don't
give
up.
God
is
still
with
you.
[BRIDGE 2 — BUILDING] When
you
have
no
strength…
God
will
be
your
strength.
When
you
have
no
answer…
God
will
be
your
answer.
When
everybody
leaves
you…
God
will
remain.
When
you
cannot
see
the
way…
God
can
make
a
way.
[CHOIR — CALL AND RESPONSE] LEAD:
Don't
give
up!
CHOIR:
Don't
give
up!
LEAD:
God
has
not
forgotten
you!
CHOIR:
He
has
not
forgotten
you!
LEAD:
Your
tears
will
turn
to
joy!
CHOIR:
Your
tears
will
turn
to
joy!
LEAD:
Difficult
times
don't
last
forever!
CHOIR:
They
don't
last
forever!
[VERSE 3 — HOPE RETURNS] One
day
you'll
look
behind
you,
And
see
how
far
you've
come,
You'll
understand
the
reason
God
told
you
to
hold
on.
The
pain
that
almost
broke
you
Will
become
a
testimony,
And
the
tears
you
cried
in
secret
Will
become
a
song
of
victory.
So
keep
praying,
keep
believing,
Keep
your
eyes
upon
the
Lord,
For
those
who
wait
upon
Jehovah
Will
renew
their
strength
again.
[FINAL CHORUS — FULL EMOTIONAL CHOIR] Difficult
times
don't
last
forever, 😭
Your
tears
will
turn
to
joy,
God
will
wipe
away
your
sorrow,
And
restore
what
pain
destroyed.
Hold
on
to
God,
my
brother,
Hold
on
to
God,
my
sister,
Your
story
is
not
finished
yet,
Your
better
days
are
coming.
Difficult
times
don't
last
forever…
Just
have
faith
in
God…
Keep
praying…
Keep
believing…
[OUTRO — PIANO + FLUTE 🪈, ALMOST WHISPERED] My
friend…
Don't
give
up.
This
is
not
the
end.
Your
pain
is
not
your
destiny.
Your
tears
are
not
your
final
chapter.
God
is
still
writing
your
story…
And
when
the
morning
comes…
You
will
understand…
Why
He
told
you… “
Hold
on.”
Amen.