Worth Loving For

Through victory and tragedy
We can find the very best
With selfish hearts and greedy ways
We must contend with all that’s left

Our hearts search the arid places
Finding sorrow and despair
Often stumbling through the forest trees
We must contend with the tiger and bear

Yet one day we surely discover
Something worth living for
A purpose that drives and consumes us
Pushing towards something more
With passion and pride we pursue it
But pain and heartache subdue us
Until we’re not living anymore

Then our hearts align with justice
Our eyes opened to the widow and slave
We rush to bring the promise of hope
But push aside the pitied and depraved

On that day we surely discover
Something worth fighting for
A purpose that drives and consumes us
Transforms us into something more
With courage and care we undo it
But pain and heartache subdue us
Until we’re not fighting anymore

And our hearts soon fill with sorrow
For there’s no fight left to give
And our souls so burdened and weary
For there’s no life left to live

But then one day we come to learn
That we were worth dying for
It fills us with power and purpose
And over time our hearts are transformed
With passion and peace he pursued us
With glory and power subdued us
And now we’re not dying anymore

At a time long before—a decision was made
That we were worth loving for
Born in our hearts an eternity’s thought
On a tree to settle the score
With love and hope he saved us
With mercy and grace he raised us
And we are loved forevermore…