I remember the sounds in his hospital room
Saw his heart give out after what he'd been
Through
I remember the words when they said he
Was gone
The way we cried, how it felt so wrong
Oh death, you terrible thing
I know in my bones it's not the way it's
Supposed to be
But oh death, where is your sting?
'Cause I have a God who knows, who sits
And weeps with me
And I have a steady hope that all will be
Redeemed
But you're a terrible thing
I can see her crying on the bathroom floor
The baby they loved isn't there anymore
In the ICU, in the highway crash
The chemo drip and the heart attack
In the gone too young, in the getting old
The empty chair, the quiet home
Oh Lord, how long?
Oh death, you terrible thing
I know in my bones it's not the way it's supposed to be
But oh death, where is your sting?
'Cause I have a God who knows, who sits
And weeps with me
And I have a steady hope that all will be
Redeemed
But you're a terrible thing
I can see Jesus hanging on that cross
His shallow breathing, his failing heart
I can see him weeping at his friend's tomb
I know he's weeping with me too
I can see him rising from the grave
I know he'll wipe my tears away
But until then, we wait
Oh death, you terrible thing
I know in my bones it's not the way it's
Supposed to be
But oh death, where is your sting?
I have a God who knows, who sits and
Weeps with me
I have a steady hope that all will be
Redeemed
But you're a terrible thing
You terrible thing
