I watch the red lamp burn at night
Still hoping for a holy sight
This quiet chapel feels alive
But I am struggling to survive
This mercy I'm not ready for
But still, I kneel upon this floor
Your spirit lingers in the air
Like incense rising in a prayer
Do You hear me, Lord, when the silence starts to burn?
Can I feel You near when my thoughts begin to turn?
I've been waiting, barely breathing, in the grace You used to fill
If You know me like I know You, then I bow beneath Your will
The holy water feels like dew
The pews remember passing through
I walk the aisles we once knew well
But stories only time can tell
A part of me that I won't let go
Is holding to the seeds You sow
Your spirit lingers in the air
Like incense rising in a prayer
Do You hear me, Lord, when the silence starts to burn?
Can I feel You near when my thoughts begin to turn?
I've been waiting, barely breathing, in the grace You used to fill
If You know me like I know You, then I bow beneath Your will
Maybe faith just learns to wait
Outside the narrow Heaven's gate
If You hold me through the night
Then I will walk by faith, not sight
Do You hear me, Lord, when the silence starts to burn?
Can I feel You near when my thoughts begin to turn?
I've been waiting, barely breathing, in the grace You used to fill
If You know me like I know You
Then my heart is beating still
Still hoping for a holy sight
This quiet chapel feels alive
But I am struggling to survive
This mercy I'm not ready for
But still, I kneel upon this floor
Your spirit lingers in the air
Like incense rising in a prayer
Do You hear me, Lord, when the silence starts to burn?
Can I feel You near when my thoughts begin to turn?
I've been waiting, barely breathing, in the grace You used to fill
If You know me like I know You, then I bow beneath Your will
The holy water feels like dew
The pews remember passing through
I walk the aisles we once knew well
But stories only time can tell
A part of me that I won't let go
Is holding to the seeds You sow
Your spirit lingers in the air
Like incense rising in a prayer
Do You hear me, Lord, when the silence starts to burn?
Can I feel You near when my thoughts begin to turn?
I've been waiting, barely breathing, in the grace You used to fill
If You know me like I know You, then I bow beneath Your will
Maybe faith just learns to wait
Outside the narrow Heaven's gate
If You hold me through the night
Then I will walk by faith, not sight
Do You hear me, Lord, when the silence starts to burn?
Can I feel You near when my thoughts begin to turn?
I've been waiting, barely breathing, in the grace You used to fill
If You know me like I know You
Then my heart is beating still
💡 Song Meaning & Background
"Do You Hear Me Lord" by Gravel & Grace is a contemporary Christian worship song that captures the universal human experience of feeling isolated and crying out for divine attention during times of personal trial. Rooted in the biblical laments found in the Psalmsāsuch as Psalm 13 and Psalm 22, where writers honestly express feelings of abandonment while ultimately reaffirming their trust in Godāthe song serves as a musical prayer for reassurance and divine presence. Through its emotive lyrics, the track reassures listeners that questioning God's silence is a valid part of faith and that spiritual endurance is found in the persistent pursuit of a relationship with the Creator.