'Round this time of year, Lord,
our hearts are very tender,
vulnerable to memories
happy, sad, intense...
It's when we long to be together
but we're feeling all alone,
when we thirst for just a sip of joy
but find our cup's run dry...
It's when we're most in need of comfort
but our hearts go unconsoled,
when we reach for arms to hold us
but find no warm embrace...
It's when we long to know you're there, Lord,
to know you're close at hand,
when we need to know you hold us
and you'll never let us go...
It's when we need to feel your gentle hand
reach out to heal our pain
and mend the scattered pieces
of our hurting, broken hearts...
And it's 'round this time of year, Lord,
we remember your sweet birth:
a tender, helpless babe in arms,
defenseless and alone...
You know our lot, you've felt our pain,
you've ached for help and comfort,
so we trust you'll bring us peace, Lord,
and never let us go...
So, every year, around this time,
our tender hearts surrender:
please hold us, Lord, in your embrace,
and never let us go...
Protect us, Lord, while we're awake.
keep vigil while we sleep
that awake, we keep the watch with you
and asleep, rest in your peace...
Amen.
This song was not written as a hymn but its composer Steve Robson, says "This could be something you'd say to someone in the family who's fighting overseas… or to your mom, dad, wife or husband - or it could also be something God would say to you..."
I Won't Let Go by Rascal Flatts
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