Anchored Me

[Verse 1]
I was stuck in that season
Every day felt the same old ache
Shadows living on my pillow
Couldn’t wake from what I didn’t make
I was drowning in the questions
Did You see what they did to me?
Then Your whisper cut the thunder
Said
“Child
Come and rest in Me”
[Chorus]
You took the pain right out of my heart
Held my mind when it fell apart
You hid my tears from the pointing eyes
Taught me to breathe again
Taught me to rise
You turned my weeping into a song
Sat in the night with me all along
You wrapped Your love around all my debris
You steadied my shaking soul
You anchored me
[Verse 2]
I remember that first small prayer
Didn’t even have the words to say
Just a trembling in my fingers
Just a sigh that wouldn’t go away
But You gathered every silence
Every broken
Every bitter piece
You were shelter from the mocking
You were mercy that would never leave
[Chorus]
You took the pain right out of my heart
Held my mind when it fell apart
You hid my tears from the pointing eyes
Taught me to breathe again
Taught me to rise
You turned my weeping into a song
Sat in the night with me all along
You wrapped Your love around all my debris
You steadied my shaking soul
You anchored me
[Bridge]
When I can’t forget the story (oh Lord)
You remind me I’m not what they did to me
When my hands feel too weak for praising
You lift them up
You lift them up
When the world calls me broken
You call me “chosen
Healing
Free”
Every breath becomes a hallelujah
‘Cause You stayed
You stayed with me
[Chorus]
You took the pain right out of my heart
Held my mind when it fell apart
You hid my tears from the pointing eyes
Taught me to breathe again
Taught me to rise
You turned my weeping into a song
Sat in the night with me all along
You wrapped Your love around all my debris
You steadied my shaking soul
You anchored me

Warm contemporary gospel ballad with gentle piano and soft organ pads, light brushed drums, and a round bass underneath; female vocals in an intimate low register on the verses, lifting to a soulful, congregational feel in the chorus. Subtle choir harmonies bloom on key lines, with a tender bridge that drops to near a cappella before the final chorus swells back in with tambourine, sustained organ, and layered ad-libs.