We think this song is particularly fitting for the season of Easter, but could be used just about any time of the church year. The text of verse one speaks of our need as humans for compassion, unfailing love, mercy, forgiveness, and hope while it reminds us that Jesus provides us with all of those things – and much more – through His death.

This song is a fantastic re-envisioning of the well-loved hymn Take My Life and Let it Be, written by Frances Havergal in 1874.*  It uses the same text as Havergal’s hymn and includes a new refrain: “Here am I, all of me. Take my life, it’s all for thee”. That refrain sums up so simply and elegantly the message behind the rest of the text.

This is a really simple song and is constructed of four sections that are each only a line or two each. There aren't many words in I Could Run Away, but don't take that to mean there isn't a profound message. While there’s not a lot to it musically, lyrically it’s rather profound. It also works well with a variety of themes.

Simply put, this song is a song of thanksgiving. The climax of the piece is the bridge: “Thank You for this new life, thank You for the invitation”. There might be a lot of words in the song as a whole, but its message is actually quite clear: we really have been changed and are bursting at the seams to sing about it and to share that with other people.