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Run To The Father

By Matt Maher

1,785 views Jul 3, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Matt Maher's 'Run to the Father' is a contemporary Christian song about releasing burdens and turning to God for grace and healing. The lyrics describe a personal journey from hiding and self-reliance to running into God's arms, acknowledging His love and redemption through Jesus. The song emphasizes themes of surrender, grace, and the need for a savior, with a repeated chorus that highlights falling into grace and finding rest in God's presence. It connects to the biblical idea of coming to God as you are, without pretense, and trusting in His mercy.

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I?ve carried a burden for too long on my own

I wasn?t created to bear it alone

I hear Your invitation, to let it all go

I see it now, I?m laying it down

I know that I need You


I run to the Father

Fall into grace

I?m done with the hiding

No reason to wait

My heart needs a surgeon

My soul needs a friend

So I run to the Father

Again and again 

And again and again


You saw my condition

Had a plan from the start

Your Son for redemption

The price for my heart

I don?t have a context

For that kind of love

I don?t understand

I can?t comprehend

All I know is I need You


My heart has been in Your sights

Long before my first breath

Running into Your arms

Is running to life from death

I feel this rush deep in my chest

Your mercy is calling out

Just as I am You pull me in

I know I need You now

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