How the mind can wander   How the heart can stray   Suddenly You're on the edge of darkness   How it makes me ponder   How I'm led away   Down a path that leaves me worn and tarnished      Battling with the will within   I have known all along that I should lean on You   'Cause I'm never strong enough   To fight it on my own      Shelter me, the ways of the world are at my feet   Shelter me from the desires that deceive   You are the fortress I need   Shelter me      Well, how the mind can alter   How the heart can change   When You set Your sights on holiness   And though at times You falter   It's the only way   You can find a place of peace to rest      Safe from danger surrounding me   Safe from looming defeat   When temptation is at my door   Lord, I need a harbor be my soul's retreat      Shelter me, the ways of the world are at my feet   Shelter me from the desires that deceive   You are the fortress I need   Shelter me, yeah      You will never leave me stranded, fending for myself   When the enemy advances, You are there to help   Standing in the gap for me, whenever I grow weak   You are my deliverer, the refuge that I seek      I should lean on You   'Cause I'm never strong enough to fight it on my own      Shelter me, the ways of the world are at my feet   Shelter me from the desires that deceive   You are the fortress I need   Shelter me   Shelter me   Shelter me   Shelter