Without Running Away Lyrics

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
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, waiting for healing to come
But wounded is 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
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

Oh, 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
Run the risk of fearlessly loving
Without running away
you must run the risk of fearlessly loving
Without running away