Wrestle Till Dawn

SPOKEN INTROHey, everybody.
The song you're about to hear... every man has lived it.
Every man before us. Every man after us.
And right now, as I speak, millions are wrestling with God.

It's not a sweet battle. Life is tough.
I know every move on the mat.
But I'm throwing punches, throwing kicks...
and His hand is on my forehead, holding me in place.
I'm not going anywhere. Just stirring up dust.

He's the coach. He's the referee.
He's the One I'm wrestling... and He's the One who wins.
You can't fight the flesh first and hope the spirit follows.
Get it right in the spirit first... and the flesh falls in line.

So the moment I stop fighting Him...
and start holding on to Him...
the resistance is gone.
That's the victory.

Jacob held on all night... and walked away blessed.
This is “Wrestle Till Dawn.”

INTROBenedic mihi... (Bless me)
Till the morning comes

VERSE 1Sent them all across the river
Stood alone beneath the stars
Every fear I ever carried
Every lie and every scar
Then a stranger in the darkness
Took me down onto the ground
And the night became a battle
Not a word, not a sound

PRE-CHORUSDon't let go... don't let go...

CHORUSI will wrestle till the dawn
I won't let go till You bless me
Though my strength is almost gone
I'm still holding, holding on
I will wrestle till the dawn
Take my name and make me new
Break me down and raise me up
I won't let go of You

VERSE 2All my life I grabbed for blessings
Ran from what I couldn't face
Now He touched me at the hip
And I'm holding on by grace
Then He asked me for my name
And I told Him who I'd been
Now He calls me something new
Like the morning breaking in

PRE-CHORUSDon't let go... don't let go...

CHORUSI will wrestle till the dawn
I won't let go till You bless me
Though my strength is almost gone
I'm still holding, holding on
I will wrestle till the dawn
Take my name and make me new
Break me down and raise me up
I won't let go of You

BRIDGEShoulders off the mat, Lord
I won't stay down here
Face to face, I saw the Lord
And the dawn is breaking clear

FINAL CHORUSI will wrestle till the dawn
I won't let go till You bless me
Though my strength is almost gone
I'm still holding, holding on
I will wrestle till the dawn
Take my name and make me new
Break me down and raise me up
I won't let go of You

OUTROI walk with a limp now...
but I walk in the light.
Benedic mihi...