Standard (EADGBE)

 There are no words in times like these

 When tears won't hide the tragedies

 And all you want is a reason for the world

 No comfort in the greeting card

 Cause God is good, but life's still hard

 And your heart just wants a reason for the world

Chorus

Am/C (1st chorus only; all others C)

But maybe the reason for the pain

 Is so that we would pray for strength

 And maybe the reason for the strength

 Is so that we would not lose hope

 And maybe the reason for all hope

 Is so that we could face the world

 And the reason for the world is to make us long for home, home

For God so loved your broken heart

He sent His son to where you are

He died to give a reason for the world

So lift your sorrows to the One

Whose plan for you has just begun

And rests here in the hands that hold the world

Chorus

 Well I know you're past the point of broken

 Surrounded by your fear

 I know your feet are tired and weary

 From the road you walk down here

 But just keep your eyes on heaven

 And know that you are not alone

 Remember the reason for the world

No ear has heard, no eye has seen

Not even in your wildest dreams

The beauty that awaits beyond this world

When you look into the eyes of grace

And hear the voice of mercy say,

"Child, welcome to the reason for the world."