The Detour

{Verse 1}
Don't let my heart grow cold or despise the wait
This is not unkindness; this is not disgrace
I am not passed over in my suffering
You hold my broken heart and my broken dreams
Your love has held me warmly through the night
And I have seen Your faithfulness with my own eyes

{Chorus}
You've been good to me; I am safe to hope
I will dare to believe when the way is long and slow
And I am full of doubt, but You are kind and close
I will trust the detour is the road

{Verse 2}
I will not pretend that it comes easily
To follow when I'm sure I know what's best for me
I've got lots of questions, but I know the truth
That I have never lived a day apart from You
And somehow ev'ry unexpected climb
Makes Your goodness that much harder to deny

{Bridge}
This time will not be wasted, all the sorrow I have tasted
You sing hope across the valley of my tears
Sometimes love looks like delay, but You walk me through the wait
And I am learning laughter even here
You are with me here

{Chorus}
You've been good to me; I am safe to hope
I will dare to believe when the way is long and slow
And I am full of doubt, but You are kind and close
And I will trust, oh, trust
The detour is the road

{Tag}
The detour is the road