Lay down your weary head 
 When the troubled waters flow 
 Life breaks us all sometimes 
 Where we need to grow 
 Innocence is not a crime 
 In time we understand 
 And find the grace of mercy 
 Sifting through the fingers of God's hand 
    Chorus: 
 I know the broken places 
 I've grown strong in every one 
 Sewn in the empty spaces 
 A seed of work left to be done 
 Each wound my heart embraces 
 Becomes a cry that God has won 
 And He knows the broken places   
 In barren fields my heart was led 
 And I waited there alone 
 Shaken by my brokenness 
 As I faced the great unknown 
 Then I heard the voice of peace 
 In this distance desert land 
 Reached out for the promise 
 That was born for every man   
 Repeat Chorus   
 God knows the broken places 
 He treasures every tear 
 In a jar of alabaster 
 He'll use to wash away the years   
 The years of broken places 
 I can name them one by one 
 And with His love He traces 
 The seed of work soon to be done 
 Each wound my heart embraces 
 Becomes a cry that God has won 
 I know the broken places 
 I've lived 
 I've breathed survived each one 
 Sewn in the empty spaces 
 A seed of work left to be done 
 Each wound my heart embraces 
 Becomes a witness to someone   
 God heals the broken places