Without Running Away by Jason Gray

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 

To bring my heart 

To every day 

And to run the risk of fearlessly loving 

WITHOUT RUNNING AWAY

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 is a part 

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 

To bring my heart 

To every day 

And to run the risk of fearlessly loving 

WITHOUT RUNNING AWAY

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 

After awhile 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 

Bring your heart 

To every day 

And to run the risk of fearlessly loving 

WITHOUT RUNNING AWAY 

You must run the risk of fearlessly loving 

WITHOUT RUNNING AWAY