I Am Living in a Land of Death

I am living in a land of death

The trees are burnt and grey

There's a smoldering smoke overhead

And the night looks the same as the day

It seems a miracle that I can stand

When everyone I've known

Drifts up in the air with the ash

Everytime that the wind starts to blow

But I feel alive with a life that's not mine

Your law is a stream in this wasteland, my lifeline

So much more than precious gold are Your promises my Lord

By them is Your servant warned

And in keeping them great reward

Your direction is my delight, Your law secures my roots

I will meditate day and night, and in season you'll harvest the fruit

Though a poison should threaten to kill, I know my Savior reigns

And when the breezes of death leave a chill,

I've got Jesus' blood in my veins

So I feel alive with a life that's not mine

And I'm believing that that was your intended design

So much more than precious gold are Your promises my Lord

By them is Your servant warned

And in keeping them great reward

The kingdoms of man have all decayed

The ruins of progress have turned to waste

The gods of greed lay in their graves

Darkness is everywhere

But there's a path in the dark that has emerged

I can see a great light beyond this curse

A brilliant blaze that is your word

A beacon of hope that burns

And I focus my captivated gaze

On the radiant light from Jesus' face

The water of life is all I crave

Only your word remains

So much more than precious gold

Is the beauty I behold

Give me the glorious reward

Of knowing you, my King, my Lord