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Still He Comes

Written by Shane Pierson

Released January 1, 2024

This song comes from the place where I finally admit how many times I fall short. There is a cycle I know well. I make promises to myself and I decide I will be better. I pray. I feel strong. And then I fall again. Sometimes faster. Sometimes harder...

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I tried to stand, but fell again,

I swore this time I'd finally mend.

I'm tired of running in the dark,

and losing hold of my own heart.

I know the verses and the prayers,

Some nights wonder if He cares.

Then in the silence, faint as drums,

still He comes… still He comes.

O wretched man, yet loved by Him,

He reaches down where light grows dim.

When I am weak, His strength begins,

And mercy mends the breaks within.

Though I forget, though I am numb,

Still He comes… still He comes.

I've prayed for peace but found the pain,

I've begged for change and stayed the same.

I've cursed the dark, then feared the dawn,

I've doubted love could carry on.

But somewhere deep beneath the shame,

A whisper softly speaks my name.

It's my worth that draws me home,

Still He comes… still He comes.

O wretched man, yet loved by Him,

He reaches down where light grows dim.

Because I'm weak, His strength begins,

And mercy mends the breaks within.

Though I forget, though I am numb,

Still He comes… still He comes.

The morning came, I'm not the same,

Peace showed up and spoke my name.

The ache has stayed, but not as deep,

the tears still fall, but now for peace.

I feel His warmth where cold has been,

a mercy I can't explain again.

And though I fail, I'm not undone…

still He comes… still He comes.

O wretched man, yet loved by Him,

He reaches down where light grows dim.

because I'm weak, His strength begins,

And mercy mends the breaks within.

Though I forget, though I am numb,

Still He comes… still He comes.

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The Story

This song comes from the place where I finally admit how many times I fall short.

There is a cycle I know well. I make promises to myself and I decide I will be better. I pray. I feel strong. And then I fall again. Sometimes faster. Sometimes harder. Sometimes farther from where I meant to be.

This song lives inside that tension.

The words come straight from scripture that has followed me since my mission. Nephi's lament. The recognition of weakness paired immediately with awe at God's goodness. Feeling wretched and loved at the same time. Knowing you are failing and still being pursued.

The repetition of the phrase "still He comes" matters. It is not some type of poetic filler. It is the whole point of the song here (hence the name, right?). No matter how many times I drift. No matter how long it takes me to finally hand things over. He does not stop reaching.

The music carries that weight intentionally. Piano and cello. Cello especially. It feels like a voice to me and always has. Warm. Human. Heavy. It sounds like a soul crying out and being answered.

I really wanted this song to feel like a surrender. It is the moment where strength begins only after I admit I do not have it. God does not wait for me to clean myself up. He meets me where I am and walks with me out.

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