The Dividing Line

[Verse 1] I’ve walked that road of shadows, thought I knew the way, Tried to fix the broken with the things that made me stray. But mercy found me kneelin’ where the truth cuts clean and fine, And grace became the marker on the dividin’ line. [Pre-Chorus] I can’t call darkness light just to make it easy, But I won’t turn my back when a soul’s uneasy. [Chorus 1] I’ll love you through your trouble, but I won’t call wrong right, I’ll stand beside you prayin’ when you face the fight. I’ll love you through your trouble, but I won’t call wrong right, I’ll stand beside you prayin’ when you face the fight. My heart’s an open shelter, but my faith still draws the line— That thin, redeeming mercy… the dividin’ line. [Verse 2] I’ll feed you when you’re hungry, I’ll help you start again, But I can’t bless the fire that keeps on burnin’ sin. I’ll sit with you in sorrow, but I won’t pour the wine, Love don’t lose its anchor on the dividin’ line. [Pre-Chorus 2] It’s easy just to walk away, it’s harder to stay true, To hold the hand of someone lost and still point them to the view. [Chorus 2] I’ll love you through your trouble, but I won’t call wrong right, I’ll speak the truth in kindness, not in pride or spite. I’ll love you through your trouble, but I won’t call wrong right, I’ll speak the truth in kindness, not in pride or spite. The world may say I’m stubborn, but this heart knows what’s divine— There’s healing in the distance… the dividin’ line. [Bridge] Lord, teach me how to see like You do — To love the sinner, hate the sin, and still stay true. For grace ain’t blind, it’s the light that shines, Right down the middle of that dividin’ line. [Final Chorus ] I’ll love you through your trouble, I’ll meet you where you are, But I won’t move the boundary God's written in my heart. The truth still holds the mercy, and both are by design— Where love and holiness meet… on the dividin’ line. [Outro – gentle fade]