Time of Grace

[Verse 1] At the gate of Ashen Keep I found you in the rain Cloak torn at the hem Mud dark on your name The watchman took your coin But I took your hand Said, "If dawn still comes Then dawn will understand" [Pre-Chorus] The bells were bent with rust The crows were lined in gray You looked at me and asked "Will mercy make a way?" I lit a little fire Inside a broken room And swore the night was only A temporary tomb [Chorus] Time of grace Time of grace Come walk with me Time of grace Time of grace The sword can sleep tonight Time of grace Time of grace Let the wound breathe light (Time of grace) [Verse 2] The widow by the well Had not a crust to spare Still she broke her last loaf And set it on the air The smith with iron hands Put down his hammer slow He said, "A gentle word Can make a winter go" [Pre-Chorus] The storm kept clawing roofs The river bit the piers But every borrowed kindness Was louder than our fears You brushed the ash from dawn From your sleeve, from your brow And in that thin, true moment We were living here and now [Chorus] Time of grace Time of grace Come walk with me Time of grace Time of grace The sword can sleep tonight Time of grace Time of grace Let the wound breathe light (Time of grace) [Bridge] When the banner fell apart And the hall went cold and bare We learned a king is poorer Than the hands that still care So bring your cracked old table Bring your bread and bone There's a kingdom in the making When nobody stands alone [Final Chorus] Time of grace Time of grace Come walk with me Time of grace Time of grace The sword can sleep tonight Time of grace Time of grace Let the wound breathe light (Time of grace) Time of grace Time of grace We rise by mercy's fire (Time of grace)