In The Wilderness Lyrics - Michael Card

In the wilderness 

In the wilderness 

He calls His sons and daughters 

To the wilderness 

But He gives grace sufficient 

To survive any test 

And that's the painful purpose 

Of the wilderness 

In the wilderness we wander 

In the wilderness we weep 

In the wasteland of our wanting 

Where the darkness seems so deep 

We search for the beginning 

For an exodus to hold 

We find that those who follow Him 

Must often walk alone 

In the wilderness 

In the wilderness 

He calls His sons and daughters 

To the wilderness 

But He gives grace sufficient 

To survive any test 

And that's the painful purpose 

Of the wilderness 

In the wilderness we're wondering 

For a way to understand 

In the wilderness there's not a way 

For the ways become a man 

And the man's become the exodus 

The way to holy ground 

Wandering in the wilderness 

Is the best way to be found 

In the wilderness 

In the wilderness 

He calls His sons and daughters 

In the wilderness 

But He gives grace sufficient 

To survive any test 

And that's the painful purpose 

Of the wilderness 

Groaning and growing 

Amidst the desert days 

The windy winter wilderness 

Can blow the self away 

In the wilderness 

In the wilderness 

He calls His sons and daughters 

To the wilderness 

But He gives grace sufficient 

To survive any test 

And that's the painful purpose 

Of the wilderness 

And that's the painful promise 

Of the wilderness