A Street Called Mercy

There is a street marked Mercy down around the bend,

You find it where the road is narrow and the travelers few.

Keep on walking a little farther along

Mercy Street is just around the bend.

A time or two I almost found it, but I turned back.

Oh how I wish I continued on and followed along.

That bend in the road and the narrow way,

It all seemed so hard and I lost my way.

But then one day it was different, thank God it was.

Something kept me walking, as if no longer alone;

That bend wasn’t as scary and the narrow lane bid me come.

Soon I saw Mercy Street and ran right along.

You can only carry something so long.

When it gets too heavy,

You have to lay it down;

Yes, it’s time to lay it down.

Mercy Street is where heavy burdens roll away,

The ones too heavy that only the cross can save;

Carried for seasons long overdue,

Mercy Street beckons, come be made brand new.

I saw the sweet faces shining so bright,

With burdens laid down, went from darkness to light

It’s like stars in the heaven that shine at night,

The faces of joy showing forth His light.

You can only carry something so long.

When it gets too heavy,

You have to lay it down;

Yes, it’s time to lay it down.