1. TOWER OF STRENGTH

Encircled, ensnared
My enemies have laid siege to me
Oppressed, inflicted
Poisonous arrows aimed at me

Victimized, terrorized
Those who hate me gather for attack
Grieved, deceived
Wrapped in drapes so black

There is but one
To whom I can run
I know only of one place
Where I'll truly be safe

I'm being chased like
An animal through darkened woods
Vicious beasts
Hounding at my tail

Ominous shadows
Crouching down over me
Their hands of ice
Stretching out to grasp my heart

Who can save me
Who'll release me
Where can I flee
Where, but to thee

But I'll escape from my foes
From the stalking wolves
From these haunting ravens
I've found a safe haven

The LORD I will proclaim
I hide within his name
My fortress in times of war
I find protection within your walls

My keep, my stronghold
Well tried since days of old
My shield, my eternal defence
My refuge, my tower of strength

Who can save me
Who'll release me
Where can I flee
Where, but to thee

In here evil cannot reach
These gates they cannot breach
Fog of deception cannot infiltrate
Unholy weapons cannot penetrate

You are my sanctuary
Your love, unconditionally
Jesus
Christ

So
Who will save you?


2. ISTID

(Instrumental)


3. A GLIMPSE

Vi går i våra fäders spår
åren går men vårt mål vi aldrig når

Spåren i den fallna snön de leder oss till dödens port
Den minner om istiden, en svunnen tid vi glömmer fort
Den tiden ligger bakom oss men framför finns en annan tid
Dödens port är ännu vid, redo för en sista strid

Striden kommer nu - var får jag kraft?
Kraften att strida - mot isen i min själ?

Vi går i våra fäders spår
åren går men vårt mål vi aldrig når

I ensamhetens vrå - där finns det något
I ensamhetens vrå - där ser jag något

Men mörkrets makter hindrar mig
Mörkets makter förblindar mig
Mörkets makter binder mig
Döden, den omsluter mig

Så - vart vänder jag mig nu - nu
Dörren stängd å allting mörkt och kallt
Jag har mitt val, vägar jag gå ut

Vi går i våra fäders spår
åren går men vårt mål vi aldrig når

Spåren i den fallna snön de leder oss till dödens port
Den minner om istiden, en svunnen tid vi glömmer fort
Den tiden ligger bakom oss men framför finns en annan tid
Dödens port är ännu vid, redo för en sista strid

Striden kommer nu - var får jag kraft?
Kraften att strida - mot isen i min själ?

Jag måste trampa nya spår
Som leder mig, till mitt mål

I ensamhetens vrå - dår fann jag något
I ensamhetens vrå - år ej så ensamt

Ljuset nu omsluter mig
Ljuset nu finns inom mig
Ljuset nu går mig fri
Istiden år fårbi

Så å vart vånder jag mig nu - nu
Dårren åppen - sikten milasvid
Jag har mitt val, vågar jag gå ut


4. JOURNEY INTO AFTERLIFE

Born into this world
With all of its complexity
The strings of life intertwined
Into braids twisted around my head
Like wriggling snakes of confusion
How I first thought things were
Later I realized it was not
What I once in my youth had been taught

From deep within me
Grows a desperate need for help
I'm trying to put into words
My innermost scream

From high above a mighty voice
Cuts through my darkened sky
Rebuking the winds, bidding my
Roaring waves to be still

I am the Way, the Truth
And the Life
No one comes to the Father
Except through me

You looked for guidance, I am the Way
You asked for answers, I am the Truth
You longed for meaning, I am the Life
And the Father is the goal
(For) your journey into afterlife

Leaving my childhood
My journey begins
With my ship I'm forced to set sail
On a sea of swirling chaos
Of thoughts and feelings
An amorphous mess of sadness
Of regrets and anxieties
On an ocean of emotions

Driven forth by stormy winds
That tears my sails asunder
Who can guide me through
This raging storm

From high above a mighty voice
Cuts through my darkened sky
Rebuking the winds, bidding my
Roaring waves to be still

I am the Way, the Truth
And the Life
No one comes to the father
Except through me

You looked for guidance, I am the Way
You asked for answers, I am the Truth
You longed for meaning, I am the Life
And the father is the goal
(For) your journey into afterlife

When I was a child
I talked like a child
I thought like a child
I reasoned like a child
When I became a man
I put childish ways behind
Now we see a poor reflection
As in a mirror
Then we shall see
Face to face, now I know
In part, then I shall know
Fully, even as I am fully known


5. LEGACY

(Instrumental)