Loose the Cords

The waves were silver in the moonlight

Children laughing in the spray

We thought the worst was far behind us

As we drifted from the bay

But pride can rise like distant thunder

Soft before the lightning strikes

And I saw the storm inside them

Long before the blackened sky

And the sea grew restless

The wind began to warn

While they tied the hands

Of the only man who’d heard the Lord

Loose the cords

Before we all go under

Can’t you hear the heavens crying through the rain

Loose the cords

The sea is turning over

And the compass doesn’t know our way

I can feel the darkness moving

In the deep beyond the foam

Loose the cords

And maybe God will lead us home

The mast began to bend and shudder

Children trembling in my arms

Every wave became a mountain

Every prayer became a psalm

And his brothers cursed the waters

While the ship was tossed and torn

But I saw Nephi softly praying

Though his wrists were bruised and worn

And his mother wept beside me

As the thunder split the blue

Saying Please before we perish

Let the Lord speak back through you

Loose the cords

Before we all go under

Can’t you feel the ocean pulling us away

Loose the cords

The sky is breaking open

And the needle will not turn today

Every star has disappeared now

There is nothing left to hold

Loose the cords

Before the sea becomes our soul

Four long days

Driven backward in the darkness

No horizon

Only fear and crashing waves

Then they freed his hands

And he fell down praying

And the wind grew still

Like angels calmed the deep

Loose the cords

The storm is finally breaking

I can see the morning burning through the gray

Loose the cords

And let the heavens guide us

There’s a promised land beyond the waves

Now the compass turns before us

And the sea has lost its rage

Loose the cords

And let the faithful lead the way

The sea grew quiet

The sky turned gold

And God still speaks

When the faithful aren’t controlled