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There I was empty-handed
Crying out from the pit of my despair
There You were in the shadows
Holding out Your hand You met me there

And now where would I be without You?
Where would I be, Jesus?

You were the voice in the desert
Calling me out in the dead of night
Fighting my battles for me
You are my rescue story
Lifted me up from the ashes
Carried my soul from death to life
Bringing me from glory to glory
You are my rescue story

You are, You are
You are my rescue story
You are, You are

You were writing the pages
Before I had a name
Before I needed grace, oh
Singing songs of redemption
‘Cause every time I ran away
You were louder than my shame

And now where would I be without You?
Where would I be, Jesus?

You were the voice in the desert
Calling me out in the dead of night
Fighting my battles for me
You are my rescue story
Lifted me up from the ashes
Carried my soul from death to life
Bringing me from glory to glory
You are my rescue story

You never gave up on me
You never gave up on me
You are my testimony, ooh…
You never gave up on me
You never gave up on me
You are my testimony, ooh…
You never gave up on me
Oh, You never gave up on me
Oh, this is my testimony

Oh, You were the voice in the desert
Calling me out in the dead of night
Fighting my battles for me
You are my rescue story
Lifted me up from the ashes
Carried my soul from death to life
Bringing me from glory to glory
‘Cause You are my rescue story

You are, You are (You are my rescue story)
Oh, You never gave up on me, never gave up on me
You are, You are
Yeah, You are my rescue story

Songwriters: Zach Williams, Ethan Hulse, Andrew Ripp, Jonathan Smith

About This Song

The more I hear people share their stories the more I realize we all want to be rescued. I think that's why there are so many Superhero movies and why they are grossing so much money. How cool it is that there is a real-life Superhero. Actually, much more than that! By sharing our story, we inspire and encourage so many others and infuse hope into whatever circumstances they are facing!

"There was a lot of things in my past that I struggled with and one of those was just understanding that there was a God out there who did loved me for who I was and through everything I had gone through. I think the realization for me was when I realized in my darkest, loneliness places, God was there with His arms open wide waiting for me to return home." - Zach Williams