Don't let my heart grow cold or despise the wait This is not unkindness; this is not disgrace I am not passed over in my suffering You hold my broken heart and my broken dreams Your love has held me warmly through the night I have seen Your faithfulness with my own eyes You've been good to me; I am safe to hope I will dare to believe when the way is long and slow And I am full of doubt, but You are kind and close I will trust the detour is the road I will not pretend that it comes easily To follow when I'm sure I know what's best for me I've got lots of questions, but I know the truth That I have never lived a day apart from You And somehow every unexpected climb Makes Your goodness that much harder to deny You've been good to me; I am safe to hope I will dare to believe when the way is long and slow And I am full of doubt, but You are kind and close I will trust the detour is the road This time will not be wasted All the sorrow I have tasted You sing hope across the valley of my tears Sometimes love looks like delay But You walk me through the wait And I am learning laughter even here You are with me here You've been good to me; I am safe to hope I will dare to believe when the way is long and slow You've been good to me; I am safe to hope I will dare to believe when the way is long and slow And I am full of doubt, but You are kind and close And I will trust Oh, I will trust the detour is the road The detour is the road