THOUGH the FIG

  by Liv Dietrich Habakkuk 3: 17-19

Though the fig tree does not blossom

And no fruit is on the vine

The olive oil is bitter

And all the crops have died

The lambs are cut off from the fold

There are no cattle in the stalls

Yet I will rejoice in the Lord

I will have victory in the God of it all

The Lord God is my strength

He is the bravery within me

He fights my battle like an army

Sending my enemy far from me

He makes me run as swift as a deer

And not stand still in salty tears

He lets me climb up that holy hill

To stand above trouble, pain and fear

(chorus)

So I run to that mountain

To the mountain made of praise

To the top of that mountain

With my arms triumphantly raised!