The watches of the night  by Kristyn Getty

I look towards the wintering trees

To hush my fretful soul

As they rise to face the icy sky

And hold fast beneath the snow

Their rings grow wide, their roots go deep

That they might hold their height

And stand like valiant soldiers

Through the watches of the night

No human shoulder ever bears

The weight of all the world

But hearts can sink beneath the ache

Of trouble's sudden surge

Yet far beyond full knowing

There's a strong unsleeping light

That reaches round to hold me

Through the watches of the night

I have cried upon the steps that seem

Too steep for me to climb

And I've prayed against a burden

I did not want to be mine

But here I am and this is where

You're calling me to fight

And You I will remember

Through the watches of the night

You I will remember

Through the watches of the night