The Heart of Our God

Matthew Clark

Now I know that it’s hard to talk about  

I know guilt and shame and sin 

And punishment and wrath are awkward at best 

And at worst unmentionable things 

But we can’t just pretend like we all are ok 

Like what’s under the rug doesn’t haunt us 

Out of sight never did take the cancer away 

And we could use some good news if we’re honest

Interlude 

But it’s hard to look up at a man on a cross  

Hard to feel the full weight of our glory 

If it means that the good thing we each might have been 

Went this wrong and now this is our story 

That however far from his beauty we fell

That man hanging there is the hard truth 

Of what God had to do to remove the disease

Of rebellion that killed all his family 

BRIDGE

Cause I swear you weren’t born with these chains on your arms 

You were made to dance free as a song 

It was not God’s intent that your life would be spent   

Slowly dying alone with no hope you could find your way home 

Now, whatever you’ve heard about love up till now 

And whatever they say about God  

Well, I don’t think you’ll find a more beautiful thing 

Than a friend who would lay down his life 

And I promise it’s worth it to stare down the worst 

To face up to a Face crucified  

If it means we can find an old highway has cleared 

That leads home to the heart of our God 

©Matthew Clark 2022 , Path in the Pines Music (ASCAP)