Songs on a Sunday - A Greater Yes

For the last couple of years this song has been very special to me. You might even say that it has been my "life's song" for the last couple of years. I would have shared it sooner, but I actually thought I had already done so and checked back this week and realized that I had not.

I recently came across a quote that kind of sums up the message of the song - “God never withholds from His child that which His love and wisdom call good. God's refusals are always merciful -- 'severe mercies' at times but mercies all the same. God never denies us our hearts desire except to give us something better.” ~ Elisabeth Elliot (emphasis my own)

A Greater Yes
by Marcia Henry

Verse 1

It starts with a desire, planted deep within your heart.
You pray in faith, and wait for God to move.
Time passes and you wonder,
Does He hear me when I call?

Should I even have prayed that prayer at all?

 Chorus

You never pray a prayer, your Father will not answer.
He can't ignore His child's earnest request.
While you're waiting and believing
For what you thought was best,
Trust God. If He says, "No"… You're still blessed;
There must be a greater yes.

Verse 2

There comes a time when child-like faith
Must graduate to trust.
Trials come and you're convinced you're on your own.
But the Teacher's often silent
While you're in the hardest test.
But He'll answer when it's time with what is best.
 

Chorus

You never pray a prayer, your Father will not answer.
He can't ignore His child's earnest request.
While you're waiting and believing
For what you thought was best,
Trust God. If He says, "No"... You're still blessed;
There must be a greater yes.

Sometimes God will answer - just like we prayed.
Then other times what's on His mind
Is a better plan, another way, a greater yes.

Chorus

You never pray a prayer, your Father will not answer.
He can't ignore His child's earnest request.
While you're waiting and believing
For what you thought was best,
Trust God. If He says, "No"… You're still blessed;
There must be a greater yes.