for tomorrow
why would i worry?
there’s a peace that is above and through it all.
a prayer for everyone carrying something into tomorrow.
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peace for tomorrow — by vssls
THE STORY BEHIND THE SONG
joel was driving to a college graduation dinner with one of his friends — one of those nights that's meant to feel celebratory but somehow surfaces everything the things that haven't been dealt with yet.
the conversation went to uni stress, uncertain future, and the gap between where you thought you'd be and where you actually are.
somewhere on that drive, the image came up of a man stepping out of a boat into a storm. not because it was safe. because someone on the water called his name and he went simply because of that.
by the next morning, it had become a song.
not a concept. not a trend. a conversation between two people about a weight that is real — and a prayer for everyone carrying a version of the same weight today.
when my thoughts escalate,
when anxieties rage
— from one of the writers
“there’s a kind of peace that doesn’t make sense in the room you’re standing in.”
“i've sat with worry that had every single reason to stay. the kind that arrives at 4am and has solid arguments. the kind that follows you into the day and makes itself at home.
Jesus doesn't offer peace in place of hard things. he offers it as something else entirely.
‘my peace i give to you.’ not as the world gives. the world's version has conditions. it needs the situation to change first — the answer to arrive, the tension to resolve, the thing you're afraid of to go away.
His doesn't.
that's what this song is about. not pretending tomorrow is safe. not performing certainty i don't have. just a slow, stubborn trust that the one who holds tomorrow is the same one who has held every day before it.
i wrote this because i needed it. i still need it.
maybe you do too."
what people said
“I felt these songs spoke to personal battles I am facing — reminding me to find peace and not let worry take control of my mind.”
“I have been encouraged to pause and appreciate faithfulness in where I am now, and not be anxious about next steps.”
“I really felt peace. Loved being able to sit with each line.”
the peace this song points to
there is a kind of peace the world offers.
it is conditional. it needs circumstances to cooperate — the result to come through, the relationship to be repaired, the thing you're afraid of to resolve itself.
and then there is a different kind.
Jesus described it this way:
"in this world you will have trouble. but take heart — i have overcome the world."
— John 16:33
he doesn't promise an easier tomorrow. he promises something that exists above and through whatever tomorrow brings — a peace that doesn't wait for things to make sense before it arrives.
the word for peace in the original language of the Bible is shalom. it doesn't mean the absence of trouble. it means wholeness. completeness. nothing missing, nothing broken.
it is not a feeling you manufacture. it is a state of being that comes from somewhere outside yourself.
"the peace of god, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds."
— Philippians 4:7
that word guard was chosen deliberately — it's the language of a garrison standing post. the peace being described doesn't just visit when things are calm. it stands watch.
[verse 1]
why would i worry?
when you said i can bring
all my cares through my prayers
why would i worry?
above all you've been raised
it's your name i'll embrace
[pre-chorus 1]
all my desires' safe in your hands
i know, all i surrender you'll take care
[chorus 1]
so i bring my requests
there's no reason to stress
won't rely on my own strength
(but) trust in your goodness
when my thoughts escalate
when anxieties rage
tell my heart to remember
your truth's my foundation
[post-chorus]
your peace stands guard over all
i'll rest know you're in control
i give to you my tomorrow
Lord, give me peace for tomorrow
[verse 2]
Lord, i'm so grateful
you've come through without fail
and forever you will
Lord, i'm so grateful
i can trust all you say
help me humbly obey
[pre-chorus 2]
where you call i want to follow
i know, there's more in store for tomorrow
[chorus 2]
so i step out in faith
keep my gaze on your grace
won't rely on my own strength
(but) trust in your goodness
i won't waver in faith
through the winds through the waves
tell my heart to remember
your peace reigns superior
[post-chorus]
your peace stands guard over all
i'll rest know you're in control
i give to you my tomorrow
Lord, give me peace for tomorrow
[bridge]
i'll set my heart on your word
won't stray in my meditation
i'll fix my eyes on your work
i know you'll bring to completion
[bridge]
i'll set my heart on your word
won't stray in my meditation
i'll fix my eyes on your work
i know you'll bring to completion[post-chorus]
[post-chorus]
your peace stands guard over all
i'll rest know you're in control
i give to you my tomorrow
Lord, give me peace for tomorrow
[tag/outro]
i give to you my tomorrow
in you i've peace for tomorrow
the lyrics
© 2025 vssls (APRA/AMCOS). All rights reserved. Used by permission.
CCLI#7283198 Key scripture passage: Philippians 4:6-7 | Proverbs 3:5-6 | John 1:12
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the peace in this song has a name.
not a technique or a mindset. a Person.
Jesus said:
"Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
— JOHN 14:27
he said it to people whose world was about to fall apart.
he says it now — to you, wherever you're reading this, whatever tomorrow is holding.
you don't need the right words.
you don't need to have it figured out.
you just need to be honest.
if something in this song has stirred something in you —
even something you can't name yet — that's worth following.
there’s more in store for tomorrow.
there’s more in store for tomorrow.
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