Without Running Away

06.Without Running Away
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I've spent some days looking
For a length of rope
And a place to hang it
From the end of my hope
But where I thought hope had ended
I always find a little bit more
.
It's not like I'm trying
To be optimistic
If the truth be told
I'd rather dismiss it
And be free of the burden
Of the living that hoping requires
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To bring my heart
To every day
And run the risk of fearlessly loving
Without running away
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Jesus is speaking
But it's so hard to hear
When disciples with swords
Are cutting off ears
Broken and bleeding
I'm waiting for healing to come
.
But wounded's a part
That I've learned to play well
Though the wound may run deeper
Than I know how to tell
Where pain's an addiction
That keeps me buried alive
But when it's all that I know
I'm afraid to leave it behind
.
And bring my heart
To every day
And run the risk of fearlessly loving
Without running away
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My heart is not lifted up
My eyes are not lifted up
But calm and quiet is my soul
Like a child with its mother is my soul
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After a while in the dark
Your eyes will adjust
In the shadows you'll find
The hand you can trust
And the still small voice
That calls like the rising sun
Come
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And bring your heart
To every day
Run the risk of fearlessly loving
Without running away
You must run the risk of fearlessly loving
Without running away