[Verse 1]
In the quiet of the night
Wonderful Counselor
You are all the strength I seek
Wonderful Counselor
[Verse 2]
When my heart is tired and weak
Wonderful Counselor
You are my peace all the day
Wonderful Counselor
[Verse 3]
When my heart is full of fear
Wonderful Counselor
Still I feel You near
Oh, Wonderful Counselor
[Verse 4]
When the world feels far away
Oh, Wonderful Counselor
When I don't know what to say
Wonderful Counselor
[Verse 5]
Still You hear me when I pray
Wonderful Counselor
I call Your name
Wonderful Counselor
[Verse 6]
Comfort my heart
Wonderful Counselor
You make me whole
Wonderful Counselor
[Verse 7]
You heal my soul
When the tears fall down like rain
Wonderful Counselor
You take away my pain
Oh, Wonderful Counselor
[Bridge]
In Your arms I find my rest
In Your love I'm truly blessed
Wonderful Counselor
Cover me
Wonderful Counselor
You guide me
Wonderful Counselor
You keep me
Wonderful Counselor
You love me
Wonderful Counselor
You hold me
Wonderful Counselor
[Outro]
You guide me, You guide me
Wonderful Counselor
You keep me, You keep me
Wonderful Counselor
You love me, You love me
Wonderful Counselor
You hold me, yeah
Wonderful Counselor
Counselor, Counselor
Counselor, Counselor
Oh, Wonderful Counselor
Wonderful Counselor
Counselor, stay with me
Counselor, stay with me
Oh, Wonderful Counselor
Set me free, set me free
Wonderful Counselor
Night and day
Wonderful Counselor
Lead my way
Wonderful Counselor
Wonderful Counselor
I rest in You
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Wonderful Counselor
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Oct 14, 2026 updated
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Song Meaning
Built almost entirely on the repeated name "Wonderful Counselor," this song reads like a whispered prayer kept close at hand through the night hours. The opening verse places the singer in the quiet of the night, naming God as the strength being sought, and each following verse returns to the same refrain with a fresh human need attached: a tired and weak heart, fear that lingers even while feeling God near, the sense that the world has drifted far off, and the moment when words simply won't come. That last image matters — the admission of not knowing what to say sits right beside the confidence that God still hears when the singer prays. Tears falling like rain and the plea for comfort and wholeness carry the song into a bridge that turns tender and possessive: rest found in God's arms, a love that blesses, and a litany of verbs — cover, guide, keep, love, hold. The outro repeats those verbs until they blur into a kind of breathing, closing on the request to be set free and led night and day. It is a song of nearness more than explanation, holding onto a name when nothing else feels steady.
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