The Lyrics
I've carried this longer than I want to admit
Replayin' the moment, reopenin' it
Waitin' on an apology that may never come
Holdin' them guilty for the damage they've done
But the weight of it is only breakin' me
And it was never mine to judge or carry
So I give it to You, the hurt and the blame
I'm layin' it down, won't pick it up again
You see what they did, and You'll do what is right
So I'm takin' my hands off the fight
This is what it means to forgive
To trust You with the wrong, and choose to live
(I'm letting it go, letting it go)
Off of my shoulders and into Your hands
(I'm letting it go, letting it go)
I don't have to hold what I don't understand
I've been forgiven more than I could earn
Shown a grace I didn't deserve
You looked at all my wrong and let it go
So who am I to hold what You let go?
If that's the mercy I was handed first
Then that's the mercy I can give to them
So I give it to You, the hurt and the blame
I'm layin' it down, I won't pick it up again
You see what they did, and You'll do what is right
So I'm takin' my hands off the fight
This is what it means to forgive
To trust You with the wrong, and choose to live
(I'm letting it go, letting it go)
Off of my shoulders and into Your hands
(I'm letting it go, letting it go)
I don't have to hold what I don't understand
This is what You told us, this is what You showed
From the cross You forgave the ones who hurt You most
If love could cover that, then love can cover mine
So I'll forgive the way that I've been forgiven every time
So I give it to You
I forgive
Yeah, I forgive