My Love Endures

[Intro] [Verse 1] Before the first light touched the morning Before the oceans found their shore I knew the hearts that I was forming And I loved you even more I made the stars to tell My wonder I made the earth beneath your feet But in the garden, in the silence I made a place for you and Me [Pre-Chorus] I did not make you just to serve Me I did not make you far away I made you free so love could answer Not because it had to stay [Chorus] My love endures When you are near When you are running When you disappear Still I call Still I wait My love endures [Verse 2] I watched you hide among the shadows Ashamed to let your Father see But I was calling through the garden Child, where are you hiding from Me? You traded truth for broken whispers You chased the dust and called it gold Still every road that led you farther Was not too far for Me to hold [Pre-Chorus] I would not chain the heart I gave you Love is not love if it is forced So I left room for you to choose Me Though I knew the pain it cost [Verse 3] I loved you so, I gave My only Son to make you whole Through Him all things were made in glory Through Him I reached to save your soul He bore the thorns, He bore the sorrow He took the cross you could not climb And when His blood cried out for mercy It spoke your name across all time [Bridge] I know the hairs upon your head I know the tears you never show I knew your name before your mother Felt your life begin to grow I am not waiting to condemn you I am the Father that you seek [Final Chorus] My love endures When you are near When you are running When you disappear Still I call Still I wait My love endures [Post-Chorus] My love endures Still I am calling My love endures Still I am near Child, come home and hear [Outro] I have loved you all along I still love you even now And I will love you ever more My love endures