DEEP
IN THE FOREST WHERE THE WIND DON'T BLOW,
THERE'S
A SECRET PLACE WHERE I WANT TO GO;
I
CAN TALK TO THE BIRDS, I CAN TALK TO THE TREES,
I
CAN TALK TO GOD DOWN ON MY KNEES.
ALONE
WITH GOD, HE CALLS TO ME;
ALONE
WITH GOD, IT'S WHERE I'LL BE;
ALONE
WITH GOD, HE MEETS ALL MY NEEDS;
ALONE
WITH GOD, HE'S MY GOD YOU SEE.
I
GO TO THIS PLACE WHEN LIFE GETS TOUGH,
WHEN
I GET DISCOURAGED AND THINK I'VE HAD ENOUGH;
I
PRAY TO GOD FOR COURAGE TO BE BOLD;
HE
GIVES ME LIFE HE RENEWS MY SOUL.
CHORUS:
SUBSTITUTE “TO BE” FOR “ALONE”
WHEN
I'M FILLED WITH JOY MY HEART WANTS TO EXPLODE,
WHEN
GOD HAS LIFTED MY HEAVY LOAD;
I
GO TO THE FOREST TO MY SECRET PLACE,
THERE
I MEET MY GOD FACE TO FACE.
ALONE
WITH GOD, “THANK YOU FOR YOUR GRACE”,
ALONE
WITH GOD, YOU TOOK MY PLACE;
ALONE
WITH GOD, UNITED WITH HIM;
HE
DELIVERED ME FROM THE WAGES OF SIN.