Teach Them Gently - The Still Way

Full Lyrics: We did not raise them on our fear, Nor hide the truth to keep it clear. We spoke of love the long way through, And let our actions be the proof. Teach them gently, teach them slow, What to hold and what to let go. Not every scar must be explained, Not every loss must be regained. We showed them hands that chose to stay, When running would have been the way. We named the dark, but not as king, And taught them how to keep on being. They asked us why the world could break, Why good hearts bend, why prayers can ache. We said the truth we had to learn: That faith is not a thing you earn. Teach them gently, teach them true, How to stand when storms come through. Not every wound will close in time, But love can hold the fragile line. We taught them songs we barely sang, With voices worn, with chords that rang. We taught them silence has its place, And God may move at human pace. We let them see us doubt and mend, Apologize, forgive, begin. For hope that’s honest learns to grow Where perfect answers never go. Teach them gently, teach them well, How to live with what befell. To choose the good, though costly still, To follow love with steady will. And when they left to walk their road, We blessed the ground their feet would know. No binding vow, no heavy chain, Just open hands that trust remain. Teach them gently—then release. That too is love, that too is peace. For what endures when we are gone Is not our fear, but what we’ve shown. Teach them gently—then release.