A Prayer Before the Storm | Protection in Natural Disasters & Crisis

A prayer for protection before the storm, for families and neighbors facing hurricanes, floods and wildfires. Christian prayer song with the lyrics on screen. The alerts start sounding and the horizon goes dark. You board the windows, put the documents in a bag, and stand there for a moment understanding how small you are against this. I did not want this one to promise that faith keeps the roof on. That is not a promise I can make. So the prayer asks for something else: courage to prepare, clear judgment about when to leave, and mercy over every house, whether it stands or not. I wrote it for the family waiting it out in a hallway. For the neighbor who walks down the street to check on the eighty-year-old who lives alone. And for the crews who load the trucks before anyone else has moved. If severe weather is coming toward you, or something in your life feels like it, let this prayer sit with you. If you would like prayer today, leave a first name in the comments. Please keep private and medical details out of public comments. Subscribe to Prayer Worship (@SoundsOfPrayerWorship) for a new prayer and worship song every week. CHAPTERS 00:00 Before the storm: the warnings sound 00:20 Opening prayer: when the forecast brings back fear 00:56 Verse 1: boarded doors and driving rain 01:39 Chorus: God, be near before the storm 02:08 Spoken prayer for every family watching the map 02:49 Verse 2: for the crews who clear the roads 03:47 Chorus: guard the coast and guide us through 04:16 Spoken prayer: courage to prepare, wisdom to listen 04:50 Bridge: teach us to carry one another 05:36 Final chorus: be near the homes along the shore 06:33 Closing prayer for those who must begin again Documentary disaster footage used for informational and prayerful purposes. Response and recovery footage via DVIDS: U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Army, U.S. Air Force and the Army National Guard. Camera: Petty Officer 3rd Class Vincent Moreno and Station Mayport, Jessica L. Kendziorek, the 403rd Wing, Capt. Valeria Pete, Lt. Col. Mary Caitlin Brown, Sgt. Olivia Gum, Airman 1st Class Franklin Harris and 1st Lt. Brandon Miles. Archive footage of Typhoon Haiyan, the 2011 Japan tsunami and California wildfires via DVIDS. The clips show different events and are not one storm: Hurricane Helene (2024), Hurricane Milton (2024), Hurricane Maria (2017), Typhoon Haiyan (2013) and the Tohoku tsunami (2011). The appearance of U.S. Department of War visual information does not imply or constitute U.S. Department of War endorsement. No government agency, unit, or person shown in this video endorses this song, this video, or this channel. #Prayer #Worship #ChristianMusic #PrayerWorship