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Basket In The Water

Written by Sean Barber

Lori Wilbins (BMI)

Debbie Davis: Asheville Music Publishing (BMI) | Chris White Music (BMI)

Sean Barber; Chris White Music/BMI

Verse 1

She was running out of options

And couldn’t hide him anymore

So, with Moses in a basket

She pushed him from the shore

Her heart was surely breaking

When she turned and walked away

But the very God she trusted

Would keep her baby safe

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Put your basket in the water

Though the future is unknown

Trust the heart of God the Father

When He tells you to let go

It may be the hardest thing you’ll ever do

What if that basket in the water

Is the very thing that God would use

Verse 2

If questions are unanswered

And faith is wearing thin

Don’t focus on the current

Just turn your eyes to Him

There’s no need to worry

When your hope is in the Lord

Courage will start rising

As you draw near to the shore

Chorus

Bridge 

It may be a wayward child so far from home

Or all the hopes and dreams that you hold close

Release those treasures safely in His hands

God’s gonna use them in His perfect plan .. when you