the long surrender

Needtobreathe

It s a light when it finds you in the bottom
of a ship going down
It s the blood on the Bible
and the memories chasing you down
It s the kindness of strangers
and the patience of love while you heal
It s giving in slowly to the long-winding loss of your will

It s the long surrender
On our knees where Heaven gets found
We will wait with the lost and weary
While You turn the weight
of our sorrows into a crown

It s the new of the morning
when your city is burned to the ground
It s the knowing that everything rises
from the hem of Your gown
In the weakness of man, there lies a power so fine
No weapon can break it
no circumstance will change our mind

It s the long surrender
On our knees where Heaven gets found
We will wait with the lost and weary
While You turn the weight
of our sorrows into a crown

Oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

It s the long surrender
On our knees where Heaven gets found
We will wait with the lost and weary
While You turn the weight
of our sorrows into a crown

While You turn the weight
of our sorrows into a crown