While You Are Away

Lyrics

[Verse 1 - gentle piano arpeggios, soft fiddle swells, tender lead vocal]
Dear God, I’m coming low tonight
With hands that tremble in the light
If she’s been hiding, make her see
She doesn’t have to hide from me

I’m sorry for the wounds I made
For every fear that I let stay
Please wrap her heart in mercy, Lord
And give her back what she adored

[Pre-Chorus - strings rising, breathy harmonies, prayerful build]
Let her know she’s loved by me
By her dad, her brother, family
We are still a home, still one
Still held together by Your Son

[Chorus - fuller piano, soaring fiddle line, heartfelt group harmonies]
Let her heart soar, Lord, open her wings
So she can sing through the night into Your light
Teach her to trust You with all her might
And know that Jesus loves her, always and forever bright

She will never walk alone
Even far away, she’s still Your own
When she comes back, let peace be home
And let her know she’s blessed and never on her own

[Verse 2 - intimate piano, soft rhythmic guitar, warm fiddle countermelody]
While she is there, let joy find her face
Let wonder meet her in that place
Let her laugh, let her believe
Let her find the girl she’s meant to be

And if the road feels strange or long
Sing over her a healing song
Tell her in the quiet air
She is seen, she is known, she is cared for there

[Pre-Chorus - building with layered vocals, devotional lift]
You know her best, You know her soul
You know the broken, make it whole
And while she’s learning who she is
Remind her she belongs to this

[Chorus - anthemic, full strings, steady drums, rich harmonies]
Let her heart soar, Lord, open her wings
So she can sing through the night into Your light
Teach her to trust You with all her might
And know that Jesus loves her, always and forever bright

She will never walk alone
Even far away, she’s still Your own
When she comes back, let peace be home
And let her know she’s blessed and never on her own

[Bridge - stripped piano, solo fiddle, vulnerable and reverent]
And Lord, we’ll work on us as well
On every hurt we’ve failed to tell
A family is a promise kept
A place where love and mercy live

When we forgive, let it be true
Let go of pain, make all things new
Just like You, who never leaves
Who holds the ones who barely breathe

[Final Chorus - soaring full band, worshipful, emotional fiddle melody]
Let her heart soar, Lord, open her wings
So she can sing through the night into Your light
Teach her to trust You with all her might
And know that Jesus loves her, always and forever bright

She will never walk alone
No matter where she goes, she’s home
When she returns, let peace be shown
And let her know she’s loved, she’s blessed, she’s never on her own

[Outro - fading piano, lingering fiddle, whispered worship vocals]
In Jesus’ name, amen
Keep her safe, and bring her back again
Sing her a song, give her hope tonight
And let her rest beneath Your light