[Verse 1] I remember the old screen door The porch light on at dusk Mama saying, “Count your blessings” Before I closed the books Little hands, a borrowed hope And a heart You never shamed Back then I didn’t know it But You were teaching me Your name [Pre-Chorus] You were there in the leaving There in every scar There in the long road home And the questions in my heart Now I see it clearer Every step was mercy’s trace You have been so patient You have been so good in grace [Chorus] Hold me by grace Hold me by grace I was carried all along (You were good, You were good) Hold me by grace Hold me by grace All my life was a holy song (Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord) [Verse 2] There were winters I could not name And nights I barely breathed But Your kindness found me first Before I could believe Through every thin and breaking place You kept my soul afloat Now the tears I thought were wasted Have become a grateful note [Pre-Chorus] You were there in the leaving There in every scar There in the long road home And the questions in my heart Now I see it clearer Every step was mercy’s trace You have been so patient You have been so good in grace [Chorus] Hold me by grace Hold me by grace I was carried all along (You were good, You were good) Hold me by grace Hold me by grace All my life was a holy song (Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord) [Bridge] So I lift my hands up high For the child I used to be For the prayers You answered slow And the ones I never seen From the first breath to this moment You have never let me go I will sing it through forever Your mercy made me whole [Chorus] Hold me by grace Hold me by grace I was carried all along (You were good, You were good) Hold me by grace Hold me by grace All my life was a holy song (Thank You, Lord, thank You, Lord) [Outro] Hold me by grace Hold me by grace Thank You for the road You made (Thank You, Lord)