Jars Of Clay There Is A River Lyrics

There Is A River Lyrics

There is a river that washes you clean

There is a tree that marks the places you've been

Blood that was spilled, although not your own



For all of your tears

Are the wages for things you've done

And all of those nights

Spent alone in the darkness of your mind



Give it up, let go

These are the things

You were never meant to shoulder



There is a river that washes you clean

There is a tree that marks the places you've been

Blood that was spilled, although not your own

For all of your tears, love will atone



So give up the right

To control the waves that empty at your life

Above wild skies

Are the rays that break the shadows we design



Give it up, let go

These are the things

You were never meant to shoulder

Give it up, let go



There is a river that washes you clean

There is a tree that marks the places you've been

Blood that was spilled, although not your own

For all of these things, love will atone



I know the world can turn in different ways

Most of the time we're simply hanging on

And under the signs of how we all behave

We might find the place where we belong



There is a river that washes you clean

And there is a tree that marks the places you've been

Blood that was spilled, although not your own

For all of these things, love will atone

For all of those nights, you cried all alone

For all of your tears, love will atone