Tell Me When

When did my heart turn cold and calloused?
When did my eyes grow dry and dim?
When did I forfeit Your sweet presence?
Tell me Lord, tell me when?

When did the cares of life consume me?
When did my pride become my shame?
When did I grieve Your Holy Spirit?
Tell me Lord, tell me when?

When you refused my grace
And in your sin you chose to turn away
Even though you knew I offered life
When you let go of my hand
Convinced that you could stand alone
My child that’s when everything changed
My child that’s when

When will my brokenness be mended?
When will my love begin to warm?
When will this hardness finally leave me?
Tell me Lord, tell me when?

When will I look upon Your glory?
When will I hear Your voice again?
When will I feel Your restoration?
Tell me Lord, tell me when?

When you receive my grace
And from your sin you choose to turn away
Receiving the life I have to give
When you take hold of My hand
And repent of trying to stand alone
My child that’s when everything changes
My child that’s when

By Jamie Page
c 1995 One Voice Music, ASCAP