[Verse 1] Stepping from shadows To salt on the wind, I’m carried by mercy To where dawn begins. Soft on the headland, The first color grows, A promise unfolding Where cold water flows. [Pre-Chorus] Spring, summer, autumn, winter time, Through all the year, this path is mine. Through highs and lows, in all I do, Your faithful heart is carrying me through. [Chorus] Departure into light, From the long, unbroken night, I was held by hands I could not see, Lifted from the turning sea. Departure into light, Every breath is burning bright, I was led through sorrow’s hidden door Into living evermore. [Verse 2] You spoke Your word, the world was made, You set the signs that never fade: Summer and winter, seed and yield, Sun and frost across the field, Day and night while the earth spins free, Your covenant still shelters me. [Refrain] I can trust in this! [Verse 3] Each step is a heartbeat, A slow, gentle dance, I walk toward the sunrise, I loosen my stance. Far on the hillside The wild heather sways, It whispers of freedom In gold-quiet haze. [Chorus] Departure into light, From the long, unbroken night, I was held by hands I could not see, Lifted from the turning sea. Departure into light, Every breath is burning bright, I was led through sorrow’s hidden door Into living evermore. [Verse 4] When mountains shake and fears grow loud, You walk beside me through every cloud. Through storm and shadow, sleepless night, Your steadfast love becomes my light. Jesus gave everything, Poured out their days, So others could waken To luminous ways. Over the water, A pale harbor gleams, The weight that I carried Falls out of my seams. [Refrain] I can trust in this! [Bridge] You promised me: Summer and winter, seed and yield, Sun and frost over town and field, Day and night while the earth spins free, Your faithful heart holds fast to me. After the aching, The years without song, Love altered my footprints And taught me the dawn. High on the cliff’s rim, The dark breaks away, My heart like a shoreline Meets bright, rising day. [Chorus] Departure into light, From the long, unbroken night, I was held by hands I could not see, Lifted from the turning sea. Departure into light, Every breath is burning bright, I was led through sorrow’s hidden door Into living evermore. [Ending] So I hold on, though sight grows dim, Your promise stands when strength is gone. You can trust in Him! I hold on, though sight grows dim, Your love remains when all is gone. You can trust in Him! [Outro] So rise into living, And walk out unafraid, Stay open and tender, Where love can be made. Go on in your story, Let kindness take the lead, For love is the journey, And love is all you need.
