Praise Song
There Is Rest
Words: Ryan Daniel Cornett
Music: Ryan Daniel Cornett
Verse 1
Are You not good? Do I not have Your favor?
Is all my hope in vain that I have such a Savior?
A Lord who's near, near to the brokenhearted,
Who hears the righteous cry, and saves the crushed in spirit?
Pre-Chorus 1
When all other ground gives way,
Still my breaking voice will say:
Chorus
There is rest in who You are, For who You are is sure;
Though earth and heaven pass away, Your promises endure;
When all I have is this, On who You are, God, I will rest.
Verse 2
Should I have doubt? My faith is greatly shaken,
My feet can scarcely stand on Christ, the sure foundation.
In my own strength, I'd fall in but a moment,
The quakes of guilt assail and leave me bent and broken.
Pre-Chorus 2
When all other ground gives way,
Though this mortal heart You slay,
Verse 3
Are You not love? Do You not have compassion?
Are You not moved that I, Your child, feel so abandoned?
I know You hear, I am not lost in silence;
In my heart hides Your Word, a well of deep assurance.
Pre-Chorus 3
When all other ground gives way,
You remain my hope and stay.
About the song
There Is Rest is a confession of faith amid doubt, suffering, guilt, and the apparent silence of God, finding unshakable assurance not in our circumstances or strength but in His immutable character. When every earthly foundation gives way, the believer can rest in the goodness, faithfulness, love, and enduring promises of God.
Themes
Scripture references
Psalm 34:15-19; Psalm 119:11; Psalm 119:49-50; Psalm 73:25-26; Job 13:15; Isaiah 40:8; Isaiah 54:10; Lamentations 3:21-26; Matthew 7:24-27; Matthew 24:35; Romans 8:35-39; 1 Corinthians 3:11; 2 Corinthians 1:20; Hebrews 6:17-19; Hebrews 13:8; James 1:17; 1 Peter 5:7