Tim Hughes Album: Holding Nothing Back Track: Out Of The Darkness
Out Of The Darkness Lyrics
I could live a thousand years Never earn a moment of Your grace Even in my darkest day You shine on me You shine on me
And out of the darkness You brought me into Your glorious light Saved from the death I was facing Rejoicing in the future, a hope that is mine
The greatest of all gifts From the greatest of all givers Jesus there upon the cross True love displayed for all to see
And your grace runs after me Runs after me Everyday of my life And your mercies they never fail They never fail Everyday of my life
Song Description: My wife and I were enjoying some time out. During our time away my wife came to me with a melody, which ended up being the Chorus to this song. We started singing through the melody together and worked on some lyrics. It all came together quite quickly - usually I take forever to write lyrics! We tried to work on a verse but ended up disagreeing and arguing. So we left it! A little while later I was playing around with the Chorus and realised that it worked well with a verse for another song I'd been working on. Melodically the two separate ideas fit together, but even more amazingly lyrically they worked well together. I often find that creatively you end up working on a few songs at a time, often on similar themes. Occasionally these different ideas flow together to end up as one. This was one of those songs. -------Tim Hughes
