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In Rest
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Aug 25, 2026 updated
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Travis Cottrell's song "In Rest" explores the contrast between encountering God in dramatic moments and finding Him in stillness. The lyrics describe experiencing God in thunder, rain, turmoil, and pain, yet admitting a tendency to wonder and rebel in peaceful times. The song expresses a desire to be cured of chasing whirlwinds and wrestling with made-up angels, and instead to find passion, fire, and rest in quietness. It speaks of a voice that whispers loudly and a rest that brings life, ultimately hoping for a restless heart to find its pulse in God and to know that He is God in stillness, making us new.
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I've heard You in the thunder
I felt You in the rain
I've met You in the turmoil
I found You in the pain
But here in the stillness
When this moment, all is well
Here I'm prone to wonder
Hear my rebel tell
Cure my heart of chasing whirlwinds
Of needing earth to quake
Of wrestling made up angels
To keep myself away
There's passion in the stillness
There's fire in the cloud
There's rest that brings a man to life
There's a voice that whispers loud
Hope in my restless wandering heart
To find its pulse in You
In stillness know that You are God
In rest You make me new