[Verse 1]
O my soul
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
It's been told from the beginning
The Lord your God is on your side
[Pre-Chorus]
O my soul don't be afraid
Hope in the Lord
By His righteousness and power
He will strengthen
He will guide
[Chorus]
And I will soar on wings like eagles
Held by the hand of God
I will run and not grow tired
When on His name I call
For the Lord is never weary
His ways are beyond my thoughts
I will trust in Him with all my heart
[Verse 1]
O my soul
Do you not know?
Have you not heard?
It's been told from the beginning
The Lord your God is on your side
[Pre-Chorus]
O my soul don't be afraid
Hope in the Lord
By His righteousness and power
He will strengthen
He will guide
[Chorus]
And I will soar on wings like eagles
Held by the hand of God
I will run and not grow tired
When on His name I call
For the Lord is never weary
His ways are beyond my thoughts
I will trust in Him with all my heart
[Bridge]
And I will rest upon His promise
Patiently I'll wait...
[Chorus]
And I will soar on wings like eagles
Held by the hand of God
I will run and not grow tired
When on His name I call
For the Lord is never weary
His ways are beyond my thoughts
I will trust in Him with all my heart
And I will soar on wings like eagles
Held by the hand of God
I will run and not grow tired
When on His name I call
For the Lord is never weary
His ways are beyond my thoughts
I will trust in Him with all my heart
I will trust in Him
With all my heart
[Outro]
And I will rest upon His promise
Patiently I'll wait...
Narration
Song Meaning
Don Moen addresses his own soul directly rather than the listener in "Narration" — "O my soul, do you not know? Have you not heard? It's been told from the beginning, the Lord your God is on your side" — treating a settled truth as something that still needs to be actively remembered.
"O my soul don't be afraid, hope in the Lord, by His righteousness and power He will strengthen, He will guide" repeats the same self-address with an instruction attached, and the chorus borrows Isaiah's own promise nearly word for word — "I will soar on wings like eagles, held by the hand of God, I will run and not grow tired."
"For the Lord is never weary, His ways are beyond my thoughts" admits the limits of human understanding without letting that admission undercut the trust that follows. The entire first section repeats itself in full before anything new is added, as if the song needs to say the same thing twice before it can move forward, and only then does the bridge introduce something different: "I will rest upon His promise, patiently I'll wait." That single new line, repeated once at the very end, closes the song on waiting rather than soaring, the quieter half of the same trust.