[Verse 1]
By the old stone bank
I came worn thin
With mud on my feet
And night in my skin
Then I heard it call
Low through the reeds
A mercy moving
Through the trees
[Verse 2]
And it kept on coming
Soft and clear
A promise rising
Right here, right here
[Chorus]
How sweet the river sounds
That unto him abounds
How sweet the river sounds
That grace there should have found
(Grace should have found)
[Verse 3]
I knelt at the edge
Where the water ran
And all I had broken
Slipped from my hand
Old shame went down
Like leaves in a flood
And something gentle
Rose as blood
[Verse 2]
And it kept on coming
Soft and clear
A promise rising
Right here, right here
[Chorus]
How sweet the river sounds
That unto him abounds
How sweet the river sounds
That grace there should have found
(Grace should have found)
[Bridge]
If my road runs dry
If my prayers get small
Still I know that river
Can answer all
Take my hand in yours
Take my doubt away
Let me wake each morning
In that grace-made day
[Chorus]
How sweet the river sounds
That unto him abounds
How sweet the river sounds
That grace there should have found
(Grace should have found)