Voices From The Shore

I hear the voices from the shore
They say: Come home, young man, come home
The chorus grows with every mile and lures me in with hellish tones, one more night, a lover cries
Come back to bed and you’ll find your rest
Your bed’s a coffin, I reply
Your love’s the doorway that will lead me to my death
(Get back)
Still her voice is stirring and I can’t drown it out with just a word
Make haste, make haste, I tell myself
You must learn to let go of her, you must let go

Another voice transcends the miles
Deadly as poison but sweet as wine
Come out tonight, she says to me
And we’ll have ourselves a good old time
Remember that night we sang and danced and drank ourselves into a trance?
Course I remember, I shouted back
That’s the night I lost my innocence
But her voice lingers and I can feel it draw me even still
Make haste, make haste, I tell myself
Don’t let the lust control your will, you’ve had your fill

Now sorrow grips my warring mind as I think of the people still lining the shore. Lovers and friends I left behind because they couldn’t see what I left for. A one-night stand
A pint of beer
Did I find happiness in these?
I looked for peace in every pleasure but they only brought me further to my knees
Now a voice is calling me and I can feel it draw me out to Sea
Make haste make haste, it says to me
You must set sail to be set free, you must set sail, come away, come awake

Alas I hear a voice call out
He says: Come home, young man, come home
The chorus grows with every mile and lures me in with heavenly tone
One more step, my Savior cries
Come here to Me and I’ll give you rest
My feet hit the water and I run at last right through the door to life and death
And all the voices start to soften as I walk with my Savior on these waves
Be still be still, He tells my soul
Your sin is lying in the grave, don’t heed the voice from the shore
They have no power in this place, take heart take heart you’re in my arms
We’re walking on a Sea of Grace, your soul is safe