When Darkness Comes

river strong current for blog, I will carry you. I will sustain you. I will rescue you.

” … I am he,

I am he who will sustain you.

I have made you

and I will carry you;

I will sustain you

and I will rescue you.”

Isaiah 46:4

For years I have been drawn to Johnny Cash’s cover of “Bridge Over Troubled Waters”. Maybe it is his rich, deep voice. Maybe it is the sincerity in which he sings. I don’t hear Cash, I hear God speaking the lyrics to me.

Listen. Hear his heart. Hear his promise. Believe it – He will do it.

“Bridge Over Troubled Water”

When you’re weary, feeling small,
When tears are in your eyes
I will dry them all
I’m on your side
When times get rough
And friends just can’t be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

When you’re down and out
When you’re on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you
I’ll take your part
When darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

Sail on, silvergirl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
If you need a friend
I’m sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind

Bridge Over Troubled Water was written by Simon & Garfunkel

Cover by Johnny Cash and Fiona Apple.

3 thoughts on “When Darkness Comes”

Joyce Lambert says:

March 20, 2020 at 7:48 am

Cindi….We had Bridge Over Troubled Water played at our wedding many years ago. I always thought of it as, we would be there for each other in troubled times and that God would be there taking care of both us in those times and you know what? He always has been……….J.

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