Psalm 22 - You Heard Me

Lyrics: [Verse 1] My God, my God, why’d You leave me here? I cry in the daylight, I call through the dark, and heaven feels nowhere near. Still, You are holy. Still, You are true. The ones before me trusted, and You brought them through. So I’m holding on when I can’t feel You. [Verse 2] They laugh when they see me, shake their heads as they pass. “He trusted in God— let God come get him. Let’s see if His love can save him now.” Every word cuts deeper. Every face turns cold. But You knew me before I breathed. From my mother’s arms, I belonged to You. So don’t be far now. Don’t be far now. Trouble’s close, and there’s no one else. [Pre-Chorus] I’m poured out like water. My heart melts in my chest. My strength is gone. But I’m still calling Your name. [Chorus] Father, hear me now. I’m hanging here between the earth and heaven. Father, hear me now. My hands are pierced, my strength is leaving. They can take my clothes. They can count my bones. But they cannot take what I know. You hear me. You hear me. Even here, You hear me. [Verse 3] My mouth is dry as dust. My tongue won’t move. They stare at me like I’m already gone. They gamble for my clothing, divide what’s left. They stand beneath me while I fight for every breath. My hands are open with nowhere left to hide. My feet are pierced. The whole world watches while I die. [Pre-Chorus] Don’t be far away. You are my strength. Come quickly. Come quickly. [Chorus] Father, hear me now. I’m hanging here between the earth and heaven. Father, hear me now. My hands are pierced, my strength is leaving. They can take my clothes. They can count my bones. But they cannot take what I know. You hear me. You hear me. Even here, You hear me. [Bridge] This is not where the story ends. The poor will eat and be satisfied. The ones who seek You will praise Your name. The farthest corners of the earth will remember. Every nation will turn back. Every family will bow down. Because the kingdom never belonged to death. It belongs to You. You have not hidden Your face from me. You have not despised my suffering. When I cried— You heard me. [Final Chorus] Father, You heard me. From the lowest place, You heard me. Father, You heard me. When the whole world turned, You stayed near me. They pierced my hands. They pierced my feet. They laid me down in the dust of death. But You heard me. You heard me. And this is not the end. Every end of the earth will remember. Every nation will turn to You. Every generation will tell the story of what You have done. Every end of the earth will remember. Every child not yet born will hear— He has done it. He has done it. [Outro] My God, my God... You heard me. And they will tell them what You have done.