Song Spotlight: Needtobreathe – These Hard Times

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I have yet another great Needtobreathe song to share with you this morning. One of my oldest and dearest friends shared that her family member has recently begun facing a battle with Cancer. It seems to be everywhere we look, these days, good people suffering through tremendous adversity and pain, and it’s hard to keep our focus and faith. I find myself struggling to keep my eyes on God at times in the midst of it all. On my drive to work this morning, while I was praying for my friend, this song came on the CD I was playing in the background, and I wanted to share it with you. We are a weak people, and sometimes we NEED God to provide the faith it takes to believe in our hard times. I hope this song speaks to you as it did for me. You can hear Needtobreathe’s ‘Hard Times’ below, along with the lyrics.

Give me something brighter
Give me something I can see
Give me something vicious
Give me something I can be
Give me all the love and peace
To end these wars
Give me something sacred
Something worth fighting for

It’s clear enough to me
The ugliness I see
Is evidence of who I need

Give me an answer
Give me the way out
Give me the faith
To believe in these hard times

Give me the answer
Give me the way out
Give me the faith
To believe in these hard times

Give me motivation
Give me all my heart’s desires
Show me something gorgeous
Show me ’til my eyes get tired
Give me all the drums and
Show me how to play them loud
Show me how to move
When I can’t feel that you’re around

It’s clear enough to me
The ugliness I see
Is evidence of who I need

Give me the answer
Give me the way out
Give me the faith
To believe in these hard times

Give me the answer
Give me the way out
Give me the faith
To believe in these hard times

We hide like thieves in shadows
Scared of the sun
‘Cause we know the light will find us
Us and all we’ve done

Give me an answer
Give me a way out
Give me the faith
To believe in these hard times

Give me the answer
Give me the way out
Give me the faith
To believe in these hard times

Give me the faith to believe in these hard times