TO BE A CHILD AGAIN

Lyrics by Peter Merz
Music by Mark E. Ellis

I thrust open a door
Where light reveals a memory
Of a child at play
And in my vision I can see
All of those things
That I chose to forget
As my past and present intersect

CHORUS
Oh Lord, to be a child again
Rediscover the innocence that I have lost
Oh Lord, to see wonder once more embossed
Upon this troubled heart
Oh, to be a child again

Oh, I am grown up now
No longer chasing butterflies
Now faithless in my soul
From years of hurt and untold lies
Like yesterday
My innocence is lost
In its place are chains and locks

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE
Lord, in Your mercy heal this pain that’s crippling me
I’ve spent half my life hiding, but now it’s time to seek
Oh, let me seek You, Lord, with the eyes of a child

REPEAT CHORUS TWICE

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