copyright Crystal Lewis, Michael W. Smith



My thoughts they overwhelm me 

My mind cannot contain 

The pain that is within me 

Why 

I long for understanding 

I live to know the peace 

that comes from being sure of something 

My eyes are blind to your ways oh Lord 

Yet I've seen you love and care, so 



I rest in your knowing 

Though I may not know 

I take on your strength as though it were my own 

Standing on the promises your word for me provides 

I find therein the answer 

To the question Why... 



My complaint today is bitter 

But sweet is your reply 

My questioning still lingers though why 

You know each road I travel down 

My heart and Yours are one 

But I just don't see the good in all this 

My eyes are blind to your ways oh Lord 

yet I've seen you love and care so... 



I rest in your knowing 

Though I may not know 

I take on your strength as though it were my own 

Standing on the promises your word for me provides 

I find therein the answer 

To the question Why... 



Through suffering and sorrow 

Comes peace beyond belief 

For our present set of circumstances 

Serve only to remind us of the gold we can't yet see