I could live a thousand years
Never earn a moment of Your grace
Even in my darkest day
You shine on me
You shine on me

And out of the darkness
You brought me into Your glorious light
Saved from the death I was facing
Rejoicing in the future, a hope that is mine

The greatest of all gifts
From the greatest of all givers
Jesus there upon the cross
True love displayed for all to see

And your grace runs after me
Runs after me
Everyday of my life
And your mercies they never fail
They never fail
Everyday of my life




Behind the Song:
My wife and I were enjoying some time out. During our time away my wife came to me with a melody, which ended up being the chorus to this song. We started singing through the melody together and worked on some lyrics. It all came together quite quickly - usually I take forever to write lyrics! We tried to work on a verse but ended up disagreeing and arguing. So we left it! A little while later I was playing around with the chorus and realised that it worked well with a verse for another song I’d been working on. Melodically the two separate ideas fit together, but even more amazingly lyrically they worked well together. I often find that creatively you end up working on a few songs at a time, often on similar themes. Occasionally these different ideas flow together to end up as one. This was one of those songs. -------Tim Hughes