Do not harden your heart
As you grow tall
As you grow old
And at the end shrink small
Do not harden your heart
As brokenness becomes apparent
In the world all around
And your own self deep down
You unbelieving heart
Do not become calloused
From the bitterness
That tries to leave a bad taste
Do not harden your heart
Oh child, in your fear
As you desire to enter His rest
At the end of this long, weary day
Do not harden your heart
Or let change clench your fist
As life flips and dips
And it feels as though something's amiss
Cause the wholeness we seek
Is not behind but before
So turn your face forward
And don't look back
Instead, look change in the eye and say,
"What a beautiful opportunity to surrender"
To let go, is to hold on
So hold fast to His freedom
Sit still, run fast
Throw back your head and laugh
Cry in front of anyone
Sigh deep when the day is done
Let your thoughts be carried by the wind
And know the peace it is to play
Relieved from the burden of perfection
The control you were never meant to bear
And when you come home
At the end of this long day
He'll be waiting up for you
The blood over the doorpost
The grace that lets you in
So do not harden your heart
But allow the hardship of life
To soften you sweet
And make you susceptible to bruising
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