My Stronghold is With Me

[Verse 1]

No signal—my phone won't connect,
The internet isn't working.
But it matters so little to me
That I have no desire to fuss.

I want to rejoice in the silence,
In this tranquility—
Both inner and outer,
Like light upon the water.

[Pre-chorus]
Persuasion is my calling,
But I cannot coerce.
I dare to say just this:
I live by freedom.

[Chorus]
I stand on an island
Amidst the ocean,
And I do not fear the waves.
I stand on a cliff
(Standing and gazing into the distance)

My stronghold is with me always,
In health and in pain.
My stronghold is with me always,
In life and in death.

[Verse 2]
I love my freedom;
I have never been anyone's slave.
  Yet I value family and the lives of others—
Let everyone live by their own faith.

And by their own conscience,
Walking as the heart commands.
I try not to judge anyone,
But to forgive is not to forget.

[Pre-chorus]
Forgive my philosophy,
And my tendency to hold forth and reason.
I bow my head, my heart, and my life
Before Truth, Faith, Hope, and the Love
Found on this life's journey through time.

[Chorus]
I stand on an island
Amidst the ocean,
And I do not fear the waves.
I stand on a cliff
(Standing and gazing into the distance)

My stronghold is with me always,
In health and in pain.
My stronghold is with me always,
In life and in death.

[Bridge]
The source of all life
Is always with us, after all.
  Within us and around us,
Like a breath,
Like the light at the end of the tunnel.  So there is nothing to fear,
Nothing to worry about.
If a storm rises—
My heart grows calm.

[Final Chorus]
I stand on the island
Amidst the ocean,
And I do not fear the waves.
I stand on the cliff
(I stand and gaze into the distance)

The stronghold is with me always,
In health and in pain.
The stronghold is with me always,
In life and in death.

I stand atop the cliff
And I do not fear the waves.