Gravel & Grace - Lord, Are The Gates Still Open Lyrics

Here are the lyrics to the song "Lord, Are The Gates Still Open" :

Verse 1 I traded gold for shifting sand I walked away from father's land The coat of colors now is torn I curse the day that I was born The world I chased has left me cold A story bought, a spirit sold I'm eating dust where shadows lie Beneath this empty, foreign sky The hunger wakes me from my sleep Is there a promise you still keep?

Chorus Lord, are the gates still open For a heart so broken I am running home No more to roam I see your arms stretched out to me Across the calm and raging sea If you can love a wretch like this Then seal my pardon with a key* (Note: The singer holds a long "E" sound here, though "kiss" would be the traditional rhyme for "this" in this context. The audio distinctly sounds like "key".)

Verse 2 I thought I'd walk the path alone And beg a servant's bread and stone But you were watching from the hill Your love was standing, waiting still You didn't wait for me to speak You saw the tears upon my cheek You ran to meet me on the way And turned my midnight into day

Chorus Lord, are the gates still open For a heart so broken I am running home No more to roam I see your arms stretched out to me Across the calm and raging sea If you can love a wretch like this Then seal my pardon with a key

Bridge Put the ring upon my hand Bring the robe and heal the land I was dead but now I breathe Because of you I believe

Outro Lord, are the gates still open For a heart so broken I am running home I see your arms stretched out to me The road ends here I am... home Home