Bare To the Bone

Here I am without a message

Here I stand with empty hands

Just a spirit tired of wandering

Like a stranger in this land

Walking wide-eyed through this world

Is the only way I've known

Wrapped in hope and good intention

And bare to the bone

There is nothing I won't show you

There is nothing I can hide

I've risked it all and dreamt it all

And seldom questioned why

You took me in when I was hungry

When my spirit ached and groaned

Laid wide open and defenseless

And bare to the bone

When I rise, I rise in glory

If I do, I do by grace

Time will wash away these footprints

And we'll leave without a trace

Between here and now and forever

Is such precious little time

What we do in love and kindness

Is all we'll ever leave behind

When the light is slowly fading

When my eyes are softly waning

When the evening sun is setting

And the world is barely breathing

Then your voice can call me

And your hands can lead me home

Like a newborn awed and naked

And bare to the bone

So when I rise, I rise in glory

If I do, I do by grace

Time will wash away these footprints

And we'll leave without a trace

Between here and now and forever

Is such precious little time

What we do in love and kindness

Is all we'll ever leave behind

Here I am without a message

Here I stand with empty hands

Just a spirit tired of wandering

Like a stranger in this land

Walking wide-eyed through this world

Is the only way I've known

Wrapped in hope and good intention

And bare to the bone

Wrapped in hope and good intention

And bare to the bone