Rise

Josh Garrels builds this song around a turning point: a head hung low for the last time, a decision to take the final climb up the mountain and face what waits there. The narrator's mind is made up — never again will he turn back — and the vow is spoken for the sake of every man, not just himself. The chorus sharpens the stakes with an image of being surrounded like lions and crushed on every side, then answers it plainly: falling is not the end, because rising doesn't come from personal strength or the sword. It comes only through the Lord's love, and what was lost will be restored. A second verse turns the resolve outward, urging courage to go under the heart of darkness and set captives free, warning against losing heart when the numbers look impossible, since faith has no measure. The song closes looking toward dawn and the greatest things still ahead. The arc moves from private surrender to a shared mission, holding personal weakness and corporate hope in the same breath.