Dedicated to the people of Western North Carolina

Come near, Lord, come very near.

Sorrow's got a hold on me

The shadow is all I see

Weighed down, no I can't break free

Sorrow's got a hold on me

Waters sweeping over me

Helpless, and I'm in too deep

The flood is overwhelming me

Waters sweeping over me

O Christ come near

Come near to this broken heart of mine

To this broken heart of mine

Thunder coming down on me

Howling, and the wind it screams

This storm will blow away with me

Thunder coming down on me

O Christ come near

Come near to this broken heart of mine

To this broken heart of mine

In the silence of despairing

In the waking in the night

In the watching and the waiting

Stay here by my side

In the silence of despairing

In the waking in the night

In the watching and the waiting

Stay here by my side

Lord Jesus, come and weep with me

Oh, come and weep with me, oh Lord

Lord Jesus, come and wait with me

Come and wait with me, oh lord

Come near