Return to me

When I think about all the time I lost,
All the people I hurt, all the pain I caused,
I think about everything I’ve done wrong
And how I’ve been astray for so long,
I begin to feel like there’s no way back;
Like I’ve used up all the chances I had.
And just when I think all hope is gone,
He’s standing there with open arms.

“Return to me,”
I hear Him say.
He says He’ll take the hurt away.
I know that I have caused Him pain,
But still I hear Him call my name.
I’ve tried so hard to put up a fight.
I went left when He said to go right;
And yet He still holds out His hand,
“Return to me,”
He says again.

So many times, He’s taken me back,
And set my feet on the right path;
I thought I had been born again,
Then found my way right back to sin.
And there I made the same mistakes,
And when he sought me, I hid my face.
I thought that it was just too late,
But He stood there with His saving grace,

“Return to me,”
I heard Him say.
He said He’d take the hurt away.
I knew that I had caused Him pain,
But still I heard Him call my name.
I tried so hard to put up a fight.
I went left when He said to go right;
And yet He still held out His hand,
“Return to me,”
He said again.

This time, I’m going to do it right.
I’ll walk the path of His heavenly light.
I won’t lose sight of His great plan.
I’ll hold on to His unchanging hand.
But if I fall back into sin,
I know he’ll pick me up again.
I won’t deserve it, but He’ll set me free
With these three words:
“Return to me.”