Bridge Back to Vlenters (Remix)

(Oh, mercy)

(Lord, hear my cry)

It was twenty-nineteen in the quiet of the lockdown

The world was heavy and we were both feeling down

I found you in the shadows, my dear Vlenters, you appeared

You showed me kindness that washed away every fear

You chose to see me when I felt invisible and small

You held my hand, Vlenters, and you caught me when I’d fall

We built a sanctuary in the middle of the storm

Your love was the shelter that kept my spirit warm

Oh, Vlenters, my husband, the one I hold so dear

We swore our vows in April, the path was shining clear

But now the silence grows where the laughter used to be

I’m reaching through the distance, won’t you come back home to me?

Yes Lord, heal the divide

Thank You Jesus, keep us side by side

April twenty-fifth, the day we said our sacred 'I do'

I walked down that aisle, trusting in the promise of you

But now when I speak of the pain that’s inside my heart

The words turn to thunder and we pull further apart

I’m hurting in the quiet, I’m aching in the night

I just want to talk, but it always leads to a fight

My heart is so sore, I’m carrying this weight alone

Lord, soften our spirits, make this house a peaceful home

Oh, Vlenters, my husband, the one I hold so dear

We swore our vows in April, the path was shining clear

But now the silence grows where the laughter used to be

I’m reaching through the distance, won’t you come back home to me?

Yes Lord, heal the divide

Thank You Jesus, keep us side by side

I still love you deeply, that fire is burning still

I’m praying for the breakthrough, I’m waiting on Your will

Bring back the kindness, bring back the way we were

Let all the bitterness and the distance be a blur

Hallelujah, bring us together

Glory, make us better

I’m laying down my pride, I’m laying down the hurt

I’m planting new seeds in this tired, dusty dirt

Vlenters, please hear me, let’s find our way again

Let mercy be the bridge that we build until the end

I miss the man who saw me when nobody else would look

I’m re-reading the chapters in our own love book

Amen, let the healing start tonight

Amen, let everything be right

Oh, Vlenters, my husband, the one I hold so dear

We swore our vows in April, the path was shining clear

But now the silence grows where the laughter used to be

I’m reaching through the distance, won’t you come back home to me?

Yes Lord, heal the divide

Thank You Jesus, keep us side by side

I love you, Vlenters, let the walls come down

Let the love we started be the peace we’ve found

(Praise Him for the healing)

(Thank You for the love we share)

Amen.