When I speak

Title: When I Speak

Intro

When I speak

I don’t speak empty

I don’t speak afraid

I speak with heaven in my lungs

Verse 1

I remember when my voice was shaking

Prayers falling out like broken glass

Knees on the floor, whole world collapsing

Begging God to help me make it past

But somewhere in the middle of the crying

Something holy started breathing back

He said, “Daughter, use the voice I gave you

Speak the light and watch it split the black”

Pre-Chorus

So I don’t whisper to my fear no more

I don’t bow down at a locked door

I know who walks before my feet

I know what happens when I speak

Chorus

When I speak, mountains move

When I speak, chains break loose

When I speak, heaven leans

Every word becomes a seed

I speak life over my name

I speak fire through the rain

I speak peace where war has been

I speak and I rise again

When I speak

When I speak

Verse 2

I’m not asking pain for permission

I’m not waiting on the room to agree

I have carried storms inside my spirit

Now the storm has got to answer me

I speak healing through my bloodline

I speak mercy over what I lost

I speak purpose over every scar now

I speak victory because of the cross

Pre-Chorus

So I don’t whisper to my fear no more

I don’t bow down at a locked door

I know who walks before my feet

I know what happens when I speak

Chorus

When I speak, mountains move

When I speak, chains break loose

When I speak, heaven leans

Every word becomes a seed

I speak life over my name

I speak fire through the rain

I speak peace where war has been

I speak and I rise again

When I speak

When I speak

Bridge

I call my children covered

I call my house restored

I call my mind protected

I call provision forth

I call the valley holy

I call the desert rain

I call the ashes beauty

I call back everything

Not by panic

Not by pride

By the Spirit

Alive inside

Final Chorus

When I speak, mountains move

When I speak, chains break loose

When I speak, heaven leans

Every word becomes a seed

I speak life over my name

I speak fire through the rain

I speak peace where war has been

I speak and I rise again

When I speak

The darkness has to flee

When I speak

God’s promise speaks through me

Outro

My voice is not small

My words are not weak

I was born with authority

And heaven moves

When I speak