If it had not been the Lord on our side We'd be swallowed up in defeat Our souls would be caught like a bird in a snare But the snare is broken and we are free If it had not been the Lord on our side Then the waters had overwhelmed my soul Our help is found in the name of God The maker of heaven and all of earth Though my flesh has ever failed You've loved me through my weakest days Oh my God you have walked with me And lead me strong through every storm I face If it had not been the Lord on our side We'd be caught in the wake of our own sin The waters cannot overwhelm us now For our God holds the seas in his strong right hand If it had not been the Lord on our side The cross would not have been traded for crown But our God is strong and the grave overwhelmed Christ is alive and with us now