Verse 1    If I trust myselfand in my strength   I'll be in the desertwith nothing to drink   I'll live in the wildernessso far and so alone   and I won't help myself   so hot and yet so cold (Jeremiah 17:5-6)      Bridge    I choose not to lean   on my own understanding   I acknowledge You in my way   sand You direct me (Proverbs 3:5-6)       Chorus    I'll be like a tree by the river    when I put my trust in You (Jeremiah 17:7-8)   I'll be like a coal in the fire (Isaiah 54:16)   when I put my hope in You      Verse 2    If my heart departs   and I turn awaythen I will be cursed   from the absence of my faith (Hebrews 11:6)   Lord without your help   I'm drowning in the sea (Hebrews 11:29)   and I won't help myself   I can't move and I can't breathe