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Over The Horizon
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Oct 1, 2026 updated
God Fixation album
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Song Meaning
Petra cites its own basis directly — "based on 1 Peter 4:12-13" — before building the song around the experience of travel through unfamiliar territory: "traveling far from home, out into the unknown... all alone and so weary." The cited verse instructs believers not to be surprised by trials as though "a strange thing happened," naming difficulty as expected rather than exceptional.
"I believe that answers are revealed in time" reaches for Hebrews 11:1's description of faith as "assurance of things hoped for, proof of things not seen." "Though I may not know what lies ahead, I trust that You'll be there" keeps the song's confidence distinct from certainty about outcomes — trust placed in a person rather than in knowing how the journey ends.
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[Based on 1 Peter 4:12-13]
Traveling far from home
Out into the unknown
Nothing familiar around me
This journey seems so long
As I await the dawn
All alone and so weary
There's a Light over the horizon
I'll keep walking down this road of hope
Faithful in my prayer
There's a Light over the horizon
Though I may not know what lies ahead
I trust that You'll be there
I spend too many days
Lost in a mindless haze
Not really sure of my purpose
And I may question You
And what I'm going through
When life seems so uncertain
Some days are a mystery to me
But I believe that answers are revealed in time
Even when the path is just not clear
I'm anticipating what I'll find
Oh...
There's a Light over the horizon
I'll keep walking down this road of hope
Faithful in my prayer
There's a Light over the horizon
Though I may not know what lies ahead
I know that you'll be there
You'll be there