[Verse 1]
Slow down, take time
Breath in He said
He'd reveal what's to come
The thoughts in His mind
Always higher than mine
He'll reveal all to come
[Chorus]
Take courage my heart
Stay steadfast my soul
He's in the waiting
He's in the waiting
Hold onto your hope
As your triumph unfolds
He's never failing
He's never failing
[Verse 2]
Sing praise my soul
Find strength in joy
Let His Words lead you on
Do not forget
His great faithfulness
He'll finish all He's begun
[Chorus]
So take courage my heart
Stay steadfast my soul
He's in the waiting
He's in the waiting
Hold onto your hope
As your triumph unfolds
He's never failing
He's never failing
Take courage my heart
Stay steadfast my soul
He's in the waiting
He's in the waiting
Hold onto your hope
As your triumph unfolds
He's never failing
He's never failing
[Bridge]
And You who hold the stars
Who call them each by name
Will surely keep, Your promise to me
That I will rise, in Your victory
And You who hold the stars
Who call them each by name
Will surely keep, Your promise to me
That I will rise, in Your victory!
[Chorus]
So take courage my heart
Stay steadfast my soul
He's in the waiting
He's in the waiting
And hold onto your hope
Watch your triumph unfold
He's never failing
He's never failing
So take courage my heart
Stay steadfast my soul
He's in the waiting
He's in the waiting
And hold onto your hope
Watch your triumph unfold
He's never failing
He's never failing!
[Outro]
He's in the waiting...
Take Courage
Song Meaning
Kristene DiMarco and Bethel Music open "Take Courage" with an instruction aimed at the body before the mind — "slow down, take time, breathe in, He said" — treating stillness itself as the first step rather than an afterthought to understanding. "He'd reveal what's to come, the thoughts in His mind always higher than mine" admits limited perspective without treating it as a problem to solve.
The chorus repeats its core address twice each time, "take courage my heart, stay steadfast my soul," speaking to two different parts of the self rather than the whole person at once, and "He's in the waiting" locates God specifically inside the delay rather than only at its end.
"Sing praise my soul, find strength in joy, let His Words lead you on" answers uncertainty with a chosen action rather than a resolved feeling, and "do not forget His great faithfulness" ties present courage to a remembered pattern. The bridge's direct address to "You who hold the stars, who call them each by name" scales the promise up to a cosmic level before the chorus returns one final time, ending not on a statement but on the same repeated phrase that opened it: "He's in the waiting..."