I'm Letting Go

Once upon a time a man climbed down into a well,
He thought the rope was long enough to reach all the way down,
But his feet had not touched bottom when the rope came to an end
So he hung there in the darkness, too tired to climb back up again,

How far would he fall if he would just let go?
In the darkness there was no way to know,
So using all his strength; with all of his power,
He held on for several hours,

I'm letting go,
There is darkness all around,
And I'm hanging by a rope,
I'm letting go,
I can't hold on much longer,
And I can't climb back out,
Please help me!
I'm letting go!

Finally, out of hope and sure he'd fall to his death,
He let go of the rope, taking one last breath,
And he fell ...... just inches to the safe rock floor,
All along it had been there just below,

I'm letting go,
There is darkness all around,
And I'm hanging by a rope,
I'm letting go,
You say You'll be my solid ground,
You say You'll never let me down,
I trust You,
I'm letting go,

I release my desperate grip on it,
There is nothing to attach me,
I fall into the darkness...
And You are there to catch me,

I'm letting go...


by Danny Coleman, based on a story in Hannah Whitall Smith's 'The Christian's Secret of a Happy Life'