If you’ve ever discovered somebody you thought was a friend you could depend upon wasn’t, or a spouse who would always be there had left, or that you were hopelessly lost in an addiction, Matthew West wrote and sings this song for you.
Listen to the music below, then read through the lyrics reprint after the video. And think about the friend who never leaves your side, who never lacks the grace you need, who loves you with an eternal love. You’re thinking about Jesus, my friend. He will change you and your life forever if you follow Him as your Lord:
I would’ve labeled me a lost cause
‘Cause I feel just like a lost cause
I would’ve labeled me beyond repair
‘Cause I feel like I’m beyond repair
Somehow You’re still here
You’re the God who stays
You’re the one who runs in my direction
When the whole world walks away
You’re the God who stands
With wide open arms
And You tell me nothing I have ever done can separate my heart
From the God who stays
Every time I thought I let You down
I always thought I had to earn my way
But I’m learning You don’t work that way, no
Somehow You’re still here
You’re the God who stays
You’re the one who runs in my direction
When the whole world walks away
You’re the God who stands
With wide open arms
And You tell me nothing I have ever done can separate my heart
From the God who stays
My guilt can’t separate
My past can’t separate
I’m Yours forever
My scars can’t separate
My failures can’t separate
I’m Yours forever
No power of hell can take away
Your love for me will never change
I’m Yours forever
You’re the God who stays
You’re the one who runs in my direction
When the whole world walks away
You’re the God who stands
With wide open arms
And You tell me nothing I have ever done can separate my heart
From the God who stays
You’re the God who stays
You’re the one who runs in my direction
When the whole world walks away
You’re the God who stands
With wide open arms
And You tell me nothing I have ever done can separate my heart
From the God who stays