You Never Let Go

When clouds veil sun
And disaster comes
Oh, my soul
Oh, my soul
When waters rise
And hope takes flight
Oh, my soul
Oh, my soul
Oh, my soul

Ever faithful
Ever true
You I know
You never let go
You never let go
You never let go
You never let go

When clouds brought rain
And disaster came
Oh, my soul
Oh, my soul
When waters rose
And hope had flown
Oh, my soul
Oh, my soul
Oh, my soul

Oh, my soul
Overflows
Oh, what love, oh, what love
Oh, my soul
Fills hope
Perfect love that never lets go

Oh, what love, oh, what love
Oh, what love, oh, what love
In joy and pain
In sun and rain
You're the same
Oh, You never let go

"You Never Let Go" by David Crowder

It is true. In the deepest of holes, in the darkest of pits, in the most gut-wrenching pain, God does not let go of his children. It wasn't until I experienced pain, true and real pain, that I was able to understand the love and grace of God, that I had heard about my entire life, that I had travelled the world telling people about. I didn't understand it for myself, until I was at the end of my rope and I needed grace and love the most. And I was met in that place..... And just as God met me in that place with unexplainable and undeniable grace and love, not that it was necessary, but my soul responded reciprocally that no matter the reality of my pain and what I was feeling, I would never let go of God. Just as David gave orders in the Psalms to "put your hope in God" and encouraged himself when he himself was in a dark and painful pit, I too, found it just as important to tell my soul the same thing. Songs that contain the words "You Never Let Go" or "You Hold Me Now" are songs that hit home the most with me concerning the season of despair that I faced, during a season in the past 4 years. But now I am on the other side of the mountain that I had to climb. Sometimes, God had to let go of my hand and let me walk and dredge along with my own strength, sometimes friends took me by the hand and encouraged me to keep walking, and sometimes God had to carry me on his back in order to reach the top. But now, I'm running down the other side of the mountain....and it's hard to remember what the pain felt like.