[Verse 1]
Life took the hand I held the longest
Then closed another door
My love became a photograph
My husband was here no more
My mother’s voice went quiet
My family drifted far
I counted every empty room
And wondered where You are
[Pre-Chorus]
I had no strength to lift my head
No words left in my prayer
But underneath the breaking
I felt You holding there
[Chorus]
Jesus, You stayed when everybody left
You found me breathing through the wreckage
When I had nothing in my hands
You gave me one more step
I lost the ones I thought would always be beside me
But You were closer than my heartbeat
I may be scarred, I may be changed
But I survived by Your grace
Jesus, You stayed
[Verse 2]
I learned to eat alone at tables
And sleep beside the cold
I wore my grief like heavy clothing
Too tired to let it go
Some mornings felt like mountains
Some nights refused to end
But mercy met me at the window
And called me up again
[Pre-Chorus]
I didn’t see a road ahead
Just dust beneath my feet
Then You became the steady ground
That would not move beneath me
[Chorus]
Jesus, You stayed when everybody left
You found me breathing through the wreckage
When I had nothing in my hands
You gave me one more step
I lost the ones I thought would always be beside me
But You were closer than my heartbeat
I may be scarred, I may be changed
But I survived by Your grace
Jesus, You stayed
[Bridge]
I am not only what was taken
Not the goodbye, not the pain
There is a future past the ashes
There is still a song in my name
You turned my tears into a witness
You turned my fear into a flame
If I am standing, if I am singing
It is because You made a way
[Final Chorus]
Jesus, You stayed when everybody left
You found me breathing through the wreckage
When I had nothing in my hands
You gave me one more step
I lost the ones I thought would always be beside me
But You were closer than my heartbeat
Now every scar can tell the story
That Your love carried me
I may be scarred, I may be changed
But I survived by Your grace
Jesus, You stayed
Jesus, You stayed
[Outro]
When everything was taken
You never walked away
I’m still here, still becoming
Held by Your grace