Lyrics
Seems like all I could see was the struggle
Struggles dominated my perspective
Haunted by ghosts that lived in my past
Haunted by past experiences
Bound up in shackles of all my failures
Feeling confined by past mistakes
Wondering how long is this gonna last
Questioning the duration of this struggle
Then You look at this pris'ner and say to me, Son,
God addresses the speaker as His child
Stop fighting a fight it's already been won'
Encouragement to stop fighting a battle already won
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I am redeemed, You set me free
Personal affirmation of being redeemed and liberated
So I'll shake off these heavy chains
Determination to break free from burdens
And wipe away every stain, now I'm not who I used
Embracing a transformed identity
to be
Acknowledgment of change from past self
I am redeemed, I'm redeemed
Affirmation of being redeemed
All my life I have been called unworthy
Feeling unworthy throughout life
Named by the voice of my shame and regret
Defined by shame and regret
But when I hear You whisper, Child lift up your head'
Divine encouragement to lift one's head
I remember oh God, You're not done with me yet
Realization that God's work in life isn't finished
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Because I don't have to be the old man inside of me
Rejecting the former self, embracing change
Cause his day is long dead and gone
Emphasizing the past is gone
Because I've got a new name, a new life, I'm not
Embracing a new identity and life
the same
Highlighting transformation and hope
And a hope that will carry me home
Confidence in a hope that guides toward home
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Oh God, I'm not who I used to be
Expressing gratitude for personal change
Jesus, I'm not who I used to be
Acknowledging transformation through Jesus
Cause I am redeemed
Affirmation of being redeemed
Thank God, redeemed
Gratitude to God for redemption
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