The River Still Runs Verse 1 I’ve walked through valleys no one chose, Where silence carried hidden blows. I learned to smile with aching eyes, While storms kept gathering in my skies. The nights were long, the road was steep, There were promises I couldn’t keep. I held my children, held my breath, And prayed for life in places touched by death. Pre-Chorus They can wound a heart, They can shake the ground beneath my feet. But they cannot steal The song that Heaven placed in me. Chorus The river still runs. The morning still comes. No shadow is forever, No winter owns the sun. These scars are not my ending. These tears are not my name. The One who counts each sparrow Has never lost my face. Though evil had its season, Love is what remains. The river still runs… And hope still knows my name. Verse 2 There were voices telling me, “You’ll never truly be set free.” But chains grow weak beneath the light, And mercy teaches hearts to fight. Not with anger, not with fear, But with the strength to persevere. To plant a garden where I cried, To choose forgiveness without denying what I survived. Pre-Chorus Justice has its hour. Truth will never need to hide. What was buried in the darkness Will not remain denied. Chorus The river still runs. The morning still comes. No shadow is forever, No winter owns the sun. These scars are not my ending. These tears are not my name. The One who counts each sparrow Has never lost my face. Though evil had its season, Love is what remains. The river still runs… And hope still knows my name. Bridge One day these trembling hands Will build instead of brace. One day this weary heart Will finally learn to rest. One day my children Will remember more than pain. They’ll remember courage, Gentle words, and grace. What was meant to break us Will become the place Where kindness found a home, And healing spoke our names. So I will keep on walking Toward the rising dawn. Because the darkest night Cannot outlive the morn. Final Chorus The river still runs. The morning still comes. Peace is growing quietly, Like daylight one by one. Deliver me from bitterness. Deliver me from fear. Teach me how to lay these burdens Into hands that hold them near. I cannot change the yesterday. Tomorrow is Your own. But give me grace to live this day Knowing I’m not alone. The river still runs. The morning still comes. And somewhere past these mountains… I’m already coming home. Outro So when my strength is only a whisper, Be the wind beneath that sound. When I have no words left to pray, Sing over me until I remember— Love is stronger than hatred. Truth is stronger than lies. Hope is stronger than despair. And the Light… always finds its way home.
