[Verse 1] There are wounds we cannot see, Hidden underneath the skin, Stories written through the years, Places where the tears begin. We may see the outward struggle, But You see the heart within; So teach us, Lord, to slow our steps Before we rush to speak. [Pre-Chorus] Not every heart will heal the same, Not every road has one straight way. Give us grace to enter in And hear the story pain has made. [Chorus] Before we speak, let us listen, Before we fix, let us care. Before we judge, let us enter The burden another bears. Let us weep with those who’re weeping, Let us walk where they have been. For when mercy meets the wounded, Your truth can reach the heart within. [Verse 2] We have frames we build from habit, Rules we learned along the way; Sometimes we make one narrow measure For the lives we seek to change. But the body has its differences, Every story has its scars; Truth is never served by forcing Every heart into one mold. [Pre-Chorus] New wine needs a living vessel, Grace must find a spacious heart. What we learned from someone else's journey May not tell another's part. [Chorus] Before we speak, let us listen, Before we fix, let us care. Before we judge, let us enter The burden another bears. Let us weep with those who’re weeping, Let us walk where they have been. For when mercy meets the wounded, Your truth can reach the heart within. [Verse 3] Wounds are not quick little puzzles Solved by words we already know. Sometimes healing takes a season, Sometimes faith must slowly grow. So we'll sit beside the hurting, We will stay when nights are long; Not abandoning the truth, Lord, But with patience holding on. [Bridge – Quiet] Give us hearts that make room, Give us ears that truly hear. Give us courage to be present When another's pain is near. Teach us how to carry burdens, Teach us how to bear the cross; Not to save what You have suffered for, But to love the ones who hurt. [Bridge – Build] Truth without compassion wounds. Compassion without truth cannot heal. But when mercy meets Your truth, Broken hearts can learn to feel. Grace will wait. Grace will listen. Grace will walk the longer road. And the Christ who knows our sorrow Will restore the weary soul. [Final Chorus – Full Worship] Before we speak, let us listen, Before we fix, let us care. Before we judge, let us enter The burden another bears. Let us weep with those who’re weeping, Let us walk where they have been. For when mercy meets the wounded, Your truth can reach the heart within. [Final Chorus – Lift] Before we speak, let us listen, Before we fix, let us care. Before we teach, let us understand The wounds that brought them there. And through patient love and truth, Lord, Let Your gospel do its work; Not a moment's change of behavior, But a heart transformed in Christ. [Outro – Soft] We will listen. We will stay. We will walk the longer way. For the wounded need more than answers— They need mercy on the way. Before we speak, let us listen. Before we fix, let us care. And lead the wounded to the Savior Who has always met them there.
