This song never fails to move me.

East to West
Casting Crowns

Here I am, Lord, and I'm drowning
In your sea of forgetfulness
Chains of yesterday surround me
I yearn for peace and rest
I don't want to end up where you found me
And it echos in my mind
Keeps me awake tonight

I know you've cast my sin as far
As the east is from the west
And I stand before you now
As though I've never sinned
But today I feel like I'm just one mistake away
From you leaving me this way

Jesus, can you show me just how far
The east is from the west?
'Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been
Come rising up in me again
In the arms of your mercy I find rest
'Cause you know just how far the east is from the west
From one scarred hand to the other

I start the day the war begins
Endless reminding of my sin
Time and time again
Your truth is drowned out by the storm I'm in
Today I feel like I'm just one mistake away
From you leaving me this way

Jesus, can you show me just how far
The east is from the west?
'Cause I can't bear to see the man I've been
Come rising up in me again
In the arms of your mercy I find rest
'Cause you know just how far the east is from the west
From one scarred hand to the other

I know you've cast my sin as far as
The east is from the west
And I stand before you now
As though I've never sinned
But today I feel like I'm just one mistake away
From you leaving me this way

I know you've washed me white
Turned my darkness into light
I need your peace to get me through
To get me through this night

I can't live by what I feel
But by the truth your word reveals
I'm not holding on to you
But you're holding on to me
You're holding on to me

Jesus, you know just how far
The east is from the west
I dont have to see the man I've been
Come rising up in me again
In the arms of your mercy I find reast
'Cause you know just how far the east is from the west
From one scarred hand to the other

Just how far the east is from the west
Just how far
Just how far the east is from the west
Just how far
From one scarred hand to the other

I don't think I'll go into analyzing how I feel about this song right now. I'm pretty exhausted of analyzing lately.

-Stephanie

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