There's only one anchor that always works.

  Fear only works in the light,

  when it's made of steel -

  but as soon as you start drifting

  suddenly it's made of nightmare and shadow

  and you let it chase you farther away

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  than you ever intended to go.

  God's love never fails.

  God's love is the anchor I've tried to refuse

  saying, "no, this is gold-plated,

  it's too good for me,"

  but it's not gold-plated:

  it's solid gold with a diamond chain,

  and my worth never entered into it.

  God because He loves.

  True fear listens and does,

  like when you don't touch the fire

  because you're told it burns -

  and I'm not good at this,

  but I want to get better

  because I'm told it's worth it.

  True fear is powered by love.

  So wrap that diamond chain around me,

  and dig that gold weight in deep -

  "such extravagance,"

  the shadows whisper,

  and I say, "Yes it is -

  but isn't that just like God?"

  Because it is. It's exactly like Him.