Our Help Remains
Kayode Adesiyan
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About this song
A song of comfort for grief and loss, declaring that even when hearts are broken, the God who has helped us through past seasons remains our help today. Inspired by Psalm 124, it offers reassurance in mourning.
Psalm 124:1–8
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Behind the song
Our Help Remains was written to comfort a grieving heart. It takes the language of Psalm 124 and places it inside the ache of bereavement, especially the loss of a mother whose love, prayers and presence shaped a life. The song does not try to rush pain away. Instead, it gives room for tears, memories and unanswered questions, while gently reminding the listener that the same God who carried them through previous seasons of life is still present in this sorrow. Its confession is simple but strong: if the Lord had not been with us, we would have been swept away. But He has been our keeper, and even now our help remains in His name. The song is meant to sit with the grieving, honour what has been lost, and quietly point them to the God who stays near the broken-hearted.
Lyrics
[Intro]
If the Lord had not been on our side…
Where would we be?
But He was there then…
And He is here now.
[Verse 1]
This morning came with heavy news
A silence words cannot remove
A mother’s voice has gone from sight
And tears have filled the morning light
There are some roads we never choose
Some goodbyes hearts refuse to lose
But even here, beneath this pain
The God who kept you still remains
[Pre-Chorus]
When the waters rise around you
When your strength is almost gone
Remember all the years behind you
You were never held alone
[Chorus]
If the Lord had not been there
When the waters rose so high
If the Lord had not been there
Through the nights you wondered why
But our help is in His name
The Maker of the earth and sky
The snare is broken, we will rise
Our help is in the name of the Lord
[Verse 2]
You may remember little things
Her prayers, her smile, the songs she’d sing
The counsel only mothers give
The love that taught your heart to live
And though today the chair is still
Her fingerprints are with you still
In every seed her kindness grew
A part of her lives on in you
[Pre-Chorus]
And when memories come like rivers
Let the tears be free to fall
For the God who gave those precious years
Is the God who holds them all
[Chorus]
If the Lord had not been there
When the waters rose so high
If the Lord had not been there
Through the nights you wondered why
But our help is in His name
The Maker of the earth and sky
The snare is broken, we will rise
Our help is in the name of the Lord
[Bridge]
He was there in every season
He was there through every year
He was there in every laughter
He was there in every tear
And He is here in this goodbye
He is here when questions rise
He is near the broken-hearted
He will carry you tonight
He will carry you tomorrow
He will carry you again
He will carry you tonight
He will carry you tomorrow
He will carry you again
When the house feels far too quiet
He will sit with you in pain
Our help comes from the Lord
Our help comes from the Lord
Our help comes from the Lord
Our help comes from the Lord
Maker of heaven and earth
Our help comes from the Lord
Our help comes from the Lord
Our help comes from the Lord
Our help comes from the Lord
Our help comes from the Lord
Through the valley, through the tears
Our help comes from the Lord
[Final Chorus]
If the Lord had not been there
We would have been swept away
But the Lord has been our shelter
And He will not leave today
Our help is in His name
The Maker of the earth and sky
Though our hearts are broken now
Our help is in the name of the Lord
[Outro]
The waters did not take you…
The snare did not hold you…
The Lord has been your keeper.
And even here…
He will carry you.
Our help…
Is in the name of the Lord.
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