Your Love Is Why I Made It

From the day you held me close In your gentle loving arms You gave me strength to face the world And shield me from its harms Through every word Through praise or pain Your love would never stray It's in your eyes I found my light Your love has paved the way Your love is why I made it Through the storms And all the rain In every tear In every fear You took away the pain Your love is why I'm standing here You never let me fall Through it all Your love was there It's the greatest gift of all You kissed my wounds and calmed my soul When I was broken down Your arms were always open wide To catch me when I'd drown In all my flaws mistakes and scars You saw the best in me I found my strength inside your heart Your love has set me free Your love is why I made it Through the storms And all the rain In every tear In every fear You took away the pain Your love is why I'm standing here You never let me fall Through it all Your love was there It's the greatest gift of all Through teenage years I pushed away But you were standing strong And even when I lost my way Your love was never gone You sent me off when times were tough But I still felt your grace Your sacrifices shaped my life Your love my saving grace Bad choices heartbreak darkened days I walked those troubled roads But still you prayed You never swayed You lightened heavy loads The prayers you whispered every night The waiting you endured Brought me back into your light Your love was always pure Your love is why I made it Through the storms And all the rain In every tear In every fear You took away the pain Your love is why I'm standing here You never let me fall Through it all Your love was there It's the greatest gift of all Tracing back through all the years Your love was never wasted I see the truth so clearly now It's the reason why I made it You gave me life You gave me hope When I was at my worst And now I'm here Beside you still Because you loved me first Your love is why I made it Your love is why I'm here Through every trial Every mile You've always been so near Your love is why I made it Your love is why I stand Through it all you've held my heart Right here within your hands