Mother Tongue

When you call me, I must answer
When you guide me, I must go
When you break me, I must shatter
And when you heal me, I'm made whole

And the seasons come, and the seasons go
And you open doors, then you tell me no
Then you hide your face, then you let it show

And I am tired of all these woes
The whole creation aches and groans
To be complete, to be called home
To feel like more than skin and bones

When I ponder why I believe you
I can't deny that you're all I know
But when I need you to sustain me
You work in secret and help me grow, oh

And the doubts they come, and the doubts they go
Till I'm your feet, then I seize control
Then I lose my way, and you pull me close

And I am tired of all these woes
The whole creation aches and groans
To be complete, to be called home
To feel like more than skin and bones
I need your voice, my mother tongue
The only sound I can hear through the storm
My soul is weak, my heart is numb
God, all I ask is for you to come
And speak to me (speak to me)
In my mother tongue