Sleet stung my face
Legs frozen stiff
Shivering, soaked to the bone
I felt oppressed
Thought I knew best
That I'd make it in this savage world alone
It looked so bright
So warm, so right
But I fell in a sweet smelling trap
Gold turned to ice
Thought I'd pay with my life
Weeping, wishing I'd never left home
But there was still hope
That I couldn't see
When I didn't deserve it, he came
He rescued me
He took me in
And I'll never forget what He said
My child, you look weary
Come walk beside Me
Leave your guilt behind you now
And let a brand new life begin
You may feel lost, woebegone
But, dear one, I will make you strong
Mercy's hard to comprehend
But through it, even traitors mend
Wars fought and won
A quiet man's charm
Bruises exchanged for a crown
I am called just
Zealous, with guts
A name that rings with renown
But sometimes at night
I still feel the ice
In my heart like a dagger of stone
Though I've made my choice
I still fear the voice
That hisses: "Come back to the cold."
My accuser returns
But a lion's roar answers
It echoes inside my soul
Now in silence
I hear him whisper
An adage from long ago
My child, you look weary
Come walk beside me
Leave the past behind you now
And let a brand new life begin
You were once lost, woebegone
But, dear one, I have made you strong
Mercy's hard to comprehend
But through it, even traitors mend
I'll never understand
How he could stare my betrayal in the face
And still be willing to take the fall
To take my place
My place
My child, you look weary
Come walk beside me
Leave your guilt behind you now
And let a brand new life begin
You may feel lost, woebegone
But, dear one, I will make you strong
Mercy's hard to comprehend
But through it, even traitors mend
Even a traitor may mend
I know one that did
Because of Him
I'm the one that did