EAST TO WEST

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ABOUT THE SONG

About The Song

“East to West” is a song born from a place of vulnerability, asking the questions we sometimes struggle to admit. Inspired by Psalm 103, it wrestles with the challenge of truly believing God’s promise—that His love and mercy stretch as far as the east is from the west. In moments of doubt, when shame or fear creeps in, the heart often wonders if grace might one day run dry. This song speaks directly to that struggle, capturing the tension between the need for reassurance and the fear of abandonment.

With each verse, “East to West” reflects on the psalmist’s words that God is “slow to anger, abounding in steadfast love” and will “never treat us as our sins deserve.” Yet it also recognizes the all-too-human tendency to doubt, to question, to search for signs of His love in the silence. This song is for those who find themselves in that vulnerable space—seeking, asking, and hoping to feel the depth of a love that, even when questioned, never fades.

Credits

Written by Paul Ranheim & Kirk Sauers

©2024 Mellow Toad Music (BMI), Bold Canary Music (BMI)

CCLI Song Number: 7247653

Lead Vocalist - Paul Ranheim

Featured Vocalist - Melanie Penn

Background Vocalist - Melanie Penn

Acoustic Guitar, Nylon Guitar, Electric Guitar, Pedal Steel - Juan Solorzano

Bass Guitar, Piano, Juno, Mellotron, B3 - Will Honaker

Drums, Percussion - Will Sayles

Studio - Sound Emporium Studio A in Nashville, TN, and Coalesce Audio in Lafayette, CO

Producer, Engineer, Programming - Lucas Morton

Tracking Engineer - Evan Redwine

Assistant Engineer - David Paulin

Vocal Engineer - David Wilton

Mix Engineer - Evan Redwine

Mastering Engineer - Joe Causey (Voyager Mastering)

Lyrics

VERSE 1:

When will you run from me?

When will you hide?

Have I left you ashamed? Has your love run dry?

Faint but I call for you

Will you reply?

Will the east meet the west and your mercy die?


VERSE 2

When will you turn on me

A child of your house

Have your welcoming arms finally cast me out?

Shameful I come to you

Scared of your heart

Will the east meet the west and your grace depart?


CHORUS 1

Remind me again

Remind me again

Your love never ends


VERSE 3

Faithful you offer me

Tender replies

Is the day soon to come when I'm met with silence?

Lord will the morning sun

Fail to awake

Could the east meet the west and your promise fade?


CHORUS


BRIDGE 1

Where are you Lord?

Are you Lord?

Are you Lord?


BRIDGE 2

O the Lord is full of grace and

Overflows with his compassion

He is slow to anger, quick in steadfast love

O and higher than the heavens

Is the greatness of his love and

He will never treat us as our sins deserve


CHORUS 2:

From east to the west

From east to the west

Your love never ends

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