Song Description

The song begins with a little girl and a broken china doll. Her daddy tells her he can fix it, but she has to give him all the pieces. Years later, the same girl has a broken heart, and her heavenly Father tells her the same thing...He can fix her heart, but she needs to give him those pieces she's been hanging onto. She discovers that her own sin and pride have prevented God's grace from healing her. She gives God her heart and receives her healing. The song ends with a challenge to the listener.

Lyrics

China Heart
by Marjorie Savoie
Copyright 2002

Verse 1:
When she was seven
She had a china doll
That fell and broke in pieces on the floor
She asked her father
If he could help her
To put her baby back together once more
Every time her dad tried to fix that doll
She would take a broken piece and wander out to the hall
As she fumbled with it in her tiny hands
Her daddy tried to make her understand

Chorus 1:
I can fix this doll if you want me to
All it takes is a little time
But you keep holding on to a piece or two
You've got to trust me and give it time

Verse 2:
When she was older
Somebody dropped her
Her china heart in pieces on the floor
Some people noticed and even asked her
Why don't you laugh, why don't you smile anymore
But the Lord alone looked into her heart
And He understood why she was torn apart
He called out to her in the wind and rain
'Til she finally heard Him say

Chorus 2:
I can fix that heart if you want me to
But you've got to make up your mind
You keep holding on to a piece or two
You've got to make it completely mine

Bridge:
So she searched her heart and she found the place
Where her sin and pride had shut out His grace
And she cried Oh Lord won't you save my soul
Won't you take this broken heart and make me whole

Chorus 3:
He can fix that heart if you want him to
But you've got to make up your mind
You keep holding on to a piece or two
You've got to trust Him and give it time