Test Of Time

God is the speaker in the verses of CeCe Winans' "Test Of Time," addressing a worried listener in the first person. "I know your name, I hold your fate, I am the one who created you, I own the world, yes, it's all mine, so why won't you let me carry you?" The thought of being known by name is the idea of Isaiah 43:1, and the offer to carry resembles Isaiah 46:4.

The chorus turns to creation as a witness. "Now we hear the waters roar, and we see the rainbow smile across the sky, we even smell the trees, and we feel the wind blow as it passes by. Every mountain, every valley, every star above our head should remind us of the one who is in control." That is the argument of Psalm 19:1, that the heavens declare God's glory.

A second verse brings it back to the individual, "I know your pain, I know your faults, but still I'm here to comfort you, I've seen your ups, I've seen your downs, but it never stopped me from loving you." The repeated promise is rest, "you won't have to worry... if you just rest and trust in me," in the spirit of Psalm 55:22, and the closing line is "for He is God and He shall stand the test of time."