Hope

Looking in the mirror at the woman that I am

Always the steady rock, always the solid plan

Fought through the battles that I didn't see coming

Kept my heart open when I could have been running

When everyone was hurting, I put them all first

Carried their water when I was dying of thirst

Oh, Hope, you're a beautiful, strong, faith-standing woman

Holding up the world with a heart so full and human

You poured from a cup that was already dry

A positive light under every dark sky

Hold your head up, look at all you've done

You're a faith-standing woman, and you've only just begun

Fighting my own health issues, shadows in the dark

But I still found a way to be a steady spark

Helping everybody else try to manage theirs

Lifting up my worries in a thousand quiet prayers

I was the shoulder, the comfort, and the friend

Faithful and giving, right through to the end

Oh, Hope, you're a beautiful, strong, faith-standing woman

Holding up the world with a heart so full and human

You poured from a cup that was already dry

A positive light under every dark sky

Hold your head up, look at all you've done

You're a faith-standing woman, and you've only just begun

It takes a gentle soul to be this tough

To finally look inward and say I am enough

Through every single trial, my faith has been my guide

I've got a loving spirit and I wear that truth with pride

So here's to the giver, the one who always cared

Here's to the heavy loads that I so bravely shared

I'm making a promise to the woman that I see

To save a little bit of that healing just for me

'Cause Hope, you're a beautiful, strong, faith-standing woman

Holding up the world with a heart so full and human

You poured from a cup that was already dry

A positive light under every dark sky

Hold your head up, look at what you've overcome

You're a faith-standing woman, and the healing's just begun