I thought I would not make it My mind, my strength, was gone Everything in my life came crashing down I felt so all alone Now I'm lookin' at my life in broken pieces Oh what, will I do now I want to trust you but I just don't know how And right before I threw in the towel God turned it And gave me Beauty, for ashes My storm would not move on My nights, they lasted so long There was, no sign of my morning I wanted to give up But you wouldn't let me be You came and set me free I came to you with my pain And we made an exchange God turned it And gave me Beauty, for ashes He turned it and gave me Beauty for ashes God turned it And gave me Beauty for ashes He turned it [x5] And gave me, beauty for ashes The worst thing in my whole life Became the most beautiful thing The most embarrassing thing that brought so much shame Became the most beautiful thing And like a baby that's born, all the pain endured Became the most beautiful thing For, he turned it