Holding Onto Me

Holding Onto Me

Winter cold rushes in
Shivering outside because I can’t face him while facing my sin

I try to apologize but don’t know where to begin
Yet he just sits there with a grin

He puts his arms out wide
He says, “I’m glad you chose to come inside”

Tears, they slip down quietly
He wipes them off because he sees

When the troubles of this world
Knock me down to the floor

I come running back on home
I scramble up his throne

I run into his outstretched arms
Jesus sees through all my charms

My arms are wrapped around his waist
He knows the evil I’ve faced

He know all my secrets that I’ve never ever told
Still he welcomes me out from the cold

He knows the things I’m ashamed to admit to
But ya wanna know what he would do?

He would die for me, little me
He gave his life to someone who would ruin his own name

Yet instead of a horrible fate, he gave me fame
He gave me more than I deserve

And all he asks is that I serve
He stays by my side and helps me learn

I ignore him, I forget him
And I always tell him to shut up

Yet even through the silence
Even when I fight against

Even when I’ve cursed his name
Even when I bring him to shame

He still holds me close and near
He still wipes my every tear

When all I see are fears
He is the one who is standing next to me when the fog all clears

And so I praise him to this day
Even when I don’t know what to say

Because Jesus loves me this I know
Jesus loves me even though

So I’ll do it in his name
I’ll push through no matter the shame

I will tell the whole wide world
How my Jesus saves my soul

And so I’ll tell you right now
Look to him and you’ll be found

Listen to his word and see
That he’s the one who holds the key

12-7-22
Wednesday, December 7th, 2022