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 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'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
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 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
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