East to West
From Casting Crowns:
Verse 1
Here I am, Lord, and I'm drowning in Your sea of forgetfulnessThe chains of yesterday surround me, I yearn for peace and restI don't want to end up where You found meAnd it echoes in my mind, keeps me awake tonight
Verse 2
I know You've cast my sin as far as the east is from the westAnd I stand before You now as, as though I've never sinnedBut today I feel like I'm just one mistake away from You leavin' me this way
I know You've cast my sin as far as the east is from the westAnd I stand before You now as, as though I've never sinnedBut today I feel like I'm just one mistake away from You leavin' me this way
Chorus
Jesus, can You show me just how far the east is from the west?'Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been come risin' up in me againIn the arms of Your mercy I find rest'Cause You know just how far the east is from the westFrom one scarred hand to the other
Jesus, can You show me just how far the east is from the west?'Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been come risin' up in me againIn the arms of Your mercy I find rest'Cause You know just how far the east is from the westFrom one scarred hand to the other
Verse 3
I start the day, the war begins, endless reminding of my sinAnd time and time again Your truth is drowned out by the storm I'm inToday, I feel like I'm just one mistake away from You leavin' me this way
I start the day, the war begins, endless reminding of my sinAnd time and time again Your truth is drowned out by the storm I'm inToday, I feel like I'm just one mistake away from You leavin' me this way
Chorus
Jesus, can You show me just how far the east is from the west?'Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been come rising up in me againIn the arms of Your mercy I find rest'Cause You know just how far the east is from the westFrom one scarred hand to the other
Jesus, can You show me just how far the east is from the west?'Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been come rising up in me againIn the arms of Your mercy I find rest'Cause You know just how far the east is from the westFrom one scarred hand to the other
Bridge
I know You've washed me white, turned my darkness into lightI need Your peace to get me through, to get me through this nightI can't live by what I feel, but by the truth Your Word revealsI'm not holdin' on to You, but You're holdin' on to meYou're holdin' on to me
I know You've washed me white, turned my darkness into lightI need Your peace to get me through, to get me through this nightI can't live by what I feel, but by the truth Your Word revealsI'm not holdin' on to You, but You're holdin' on to meYou're holdin' on to me
Chorus
Jesus, You know just how far the east is from the westI don't have to see the man I've been come rising up in me againIn the arms of Your mercy I find rest (in the arms of Your mercy I find rest)'Cause You know just how far the east is from the westFrom one scarred hand to the other
Jesus, You know just how far the east is from the westI don't have to see the man I've been come rising up in me againIn the arms of Your mercy I find rest (in the arms of Your mercy I find rest)'Cause You know just how far the east is from the westFrom one scarred hand to the other