STAGE FOUR — TEACH ME TO WALK WITH YOU [Music opens gently; the first sense of peace in the song] I thought I needed rules To keep me from the fall. Then I thought I needed no rules, No voice beyond my own at all. But rules cannot give me The love that makes them true. And my own heart cannot lead me Into life with You. I need more than knowing. I need more than trying. I need more than saying That I believe while I'm denying. I need Your love to reach me. I need Your word to make me see. I need the faith You give, And the life You grow in me. [Strings rise; a soft female harmony enters] Jesus, You know the Father. You show me what a Son can be. You never lived to please Yourself; You lived in love and unity. Teach me to love the Father As You have loved Him from the start. Not just to obey His words, But to share Your loving heart. I cannot give what I have not received. I cannot live what I do not believe. So I will seek You, listen, and wait, Not claiming a life I cannot create. [Bridge — rising emotional intensity] I wanted the power to make myself good. I wanted to do what I knew that I should. But knowing the way and possessing the heart Are two different things, though they seemed the same at the start. I needed a Father who wanted to give, A life that would teach me to love as I live. Not merely to follow a rule I could see, But to have the Son's love for the Father in me. And when I fall short, I won't lower what's true. I won't call the darkness the light You showed through. I'll bring You my need; I won't cover my face. I'll wait for Your word, Your love, and Your grace. [Final chorus — gentle, growing conviction] I will wait on You. I will listen for Your word. I will seek the truth, Even when it hurts. You know the way. You know what I need. Work Your faith in me; Teach my heart to believe. I don't want a faith That I only pretend. I want the life That comes from You, my Friend. Teach me to walk with You. Teach me to love You true. I cannot make the way— You know the way. [Outro — piano alone, one intimate voice] I was sure I knew. Then I learned I didn't know. I tried to make myself alive, But life must come from You. I will wait. I will listen. I will seek Your face. You know the way To walk with You. [Final whisper, fading into silence] Give me the heart I could never make.
