I hear the voices from the shore!
They say "come home, young man, come home"
The chorus grows with every mile
And lures me in with hellish tones
"One more night!" a lover cries
"Come back to bed and you'll find your rest"
"Your bed's a coffin!" I reply
"Your love's a doorway that will lead me to my death!"
(Get back!)
Still her voice is stirring and I
Can't drown it out with just a word
"Make haste! (Make haste!)" I tell myself
"You must learn to let go of her
You must let go!
Oh, you must let go!"
Another voice transcends the miles
Deadly as poison, but sweet as wine
"Come out tonight", she says to me
"We'll have ourselves a good ol' time"
"Remember that night we sang and danced
And drank ourselves into a trance?"
"Yes I remember!" I shouted back
"That's the night I lost my innocence"
But her voice is stirring and I
Can feel it draw me even still
"Make haste! (Make haste!)" I tell myself
"Don't let your lust control your will
You've had your fill!
You've had your fill!"
Now sorrow grips my warring mind
As I think of the people still on the shore
Lovers and friends I left behind
Because they couldn't see what I left for
A one night stand
A pint of beer
Did I find happiness in these?
I looked for peace in every pleasure
And it only brought me further to my knees
Now a voice is calling me and I
Can feel it draw me out to sea
"Make haste! (Make haste!)" it says to me
"You must set sail to be set free
You must set sail!
Oh, you must set sail"
Oh, come!
Come away!
And come awake!
At last, I hear a voice call out
But He says "come home, young man, come home"
The chorus grows with every mile
And lures me in with a heavenly tone
"One more step!" my Savior cries
"Come here to Me, I'll give you rest"
My feet hit the water, I run at last
Right through the door to life and death
And all the voices start to soften
As I walk with my Savior on these waves
"Be still! Be still!" He tells my soul
"Your sin is lying in the grave
Don't heed the voices from the shore
They have no power in this place
Take heart! Take heart! You're in my arms
You're walking on the Sea of Grace
Your soul is safe"