After Your Heart

Verse 1 (Narrative)

Hear the story of a shepherd in the fields at night,

Small in the eyes of men, but chosen in God’s sight.

Oil on his head, though the throne was far away,

He learned to trust the Lord before he learned to reign.

With a sling and a song, he ran toward the fight,

Not by strength of arm, but by faith in the Light.

A giant fell, and the people knew his name,

But the victory belonged to the Lord he proclaimed.

Pre-Chorus

Not by power, not by might,

But by the Spirit of the Lord on high.

CHORUS (BIG / CONGREGATIONAL)

You look at the heart, not the strength of our hands,

You lift up the lowly, You raise up the man.

From dust to the throne, from broken to whole,

You’re the God who restores every wandering soul.

Faithful forever, Your mercy won’t part—

We worship the God who looks at the heart.

Verse 2 (Narrative)

He waited through caves while the crown stayed delayed,

Spared the king who betrayed him, trusted God’s ways.

When the ark came in, he danced without shame,

A king laid down pride just to honor Your name.

But the throne grew heavy, his guard fell asleep,

From a rooftop one evening, a promise he’d break.

He took what was not his, then buried the truth,

And the songs turned to silence, the joy turned to grief.

Pre-Chorus 2

You sent Your word, it cut him deep,

And mercy met him on his knees.

CHORUS (BIG / FULL BAND)

You look at the heart, not the strength of our hands,

You lift up the lowly, You raise up the man.

From dust to the throne, from broken to whole,

You’re the God who restores every wandering soul.

Faithful forever, Your mercy won’t part—

We worship the God who looks at the heart.

Bridge (Psalm 51–style Worship Build)

Create in us a clean heart, O God,

Renew a right spirit deep within.

Cast us not away from Your presence, Lord,

Take not Your Spirit from us again.

Restore the joy of our salvation,

Let broken praise rise once more.

Down Chorus (Soft / Voices Only)

You look at the heart…

Not the strength of our hands…

Final Chorus (HUGE / REPEATABLE)

You look at the heart, not the strength of our hands,

You lift up the lowly, You raise up the man.

From dust to the throne, from broken to whole,

You’re the God who restores every wandering soul.

Faithful forever, Your mercy won’t part—

We worship the God who looks at the heart.

We worship the God who looks at the heart.

Outro (Narrative Resolution)

Through David’s line came a greater King,

Where mercy and justice forever would meet.

So we lift our voices, the broken and scarred,

To the faithful Redeemer who looks at the heart.