Lyrical Friday - Take You Back

It was a last minute, spontaneous get together with a friend last night. We had talked about meeting up and sharing our "war story" of a certain area of our lives with each other. And so I shared with her the details of a season in my life when I could not face God. At least I felt as if I couldn't. I had disobeyed Him and disappointed Him. I was angry at myself and assumed that He was angry with me as well. To make a long story short, though I had pushed away the Lord with my actions, He took me back. He knew the bitterness that I harbored and gently pursued me. He saw the condition of my heart and gently mended me. What was left of me was a beat up, broken and useless soldier. The "war" had taken a great toll on me, and gently healed my wounds and restored me. He was hurt by the error of my ways, yet He took me back and loved me.
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I can look back at my war story and say that God satisfies the cries of His people, He will surely satisfy the cry and need of your heart. I look back and can testify of a throne of endless grace that radiates what's true. In that battlefield I learned that He is the only place that can erase all my faults. And knowing all these things, I can stand and say, "You take me back, always. Even when my fight is over and even when the pain is coming through, you take me back." God will always take you back.
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Therefore, behold, I will allure her,
Will bring her into the wilderness,
And speak comfort to her. 
Hosea 2:14
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Jeremy Camp, Jeremy Camp


The reason why I stand 
The answer lies in you 
You hung to make me strong 
Though my praise was few 
When I fall and bring your name down 

But I have found in you 
A heart that pleads forgiveness 
Replacing all these thoughts 
Of painful memories 
But I know 
That your response will always be 

[Chorus]
I'll take you back always 
And even when your fight is over now 
Even when your fight is over now 
I'll take you back always 
And even when the pain is coming through 
Even when the pain is coming through 
I'll take you back 

You satisfy this cry 
Of what I'm looking for 
And I take all I can 
And lay it down 
Before the throne of endless grace, now 
That radiates what's true 

I'm in the only place 
That erases all these faults 
That have overtaken me 
But I know 
That your response will always be 

I can only speak 
With a grateful heart 
As I'm pierced by this gift 
Of your love 

I will always bring an offering 
I can never thank you enough 

[Chorus Two]
You'll take me back always 
And even when my fight is over now 
Even when my fight is over now 
You'll take me back always 
And even when my pain is coming through 
Even when my pain is coming through 
You'll take me back always