Heard this song today on the radio. The announcer said it won Song of the Year.
When Mike Weaver of Big Daddy Weave accepted the award, he simply stated:
“I used to hate my own guts. But I don’t anymore. Because of what Jesus did for me.”
Enjoy the Truth of the lyrics:
Seems like all I could see was the struggle
Haunted by ghosts that lived in my past
Bound up in shackles of all my failures
Wondering how long is this gonna last?
Then you look at this prisoner and say to me
“Son, stop fighting a fight that’s already been won”
I am redeemed!
You set me free!
So I’ll shake off these heavy chains
Wipe away every stain
Now I’m not who I used to be
I am redeemed… I’m redeemed
All my life I have been called Unworthy
Named by the voice of my Shame and Regret
But when I hear You whisper “Child, lift up your head”
I remember, oh God, You’re not done with me yet!
Because I don’t have to be
The old man inside of me!
Cause his day is long dead and gone because
I’ve got a New Name
A new life – I’m not the same
And a hope that will carry me home!
I am redeemed!
You set me free!
So I’ll shake off these heavy chains
And wipe away every stain
Now I’m not who I used to be!
Oh God, I’m not who I used to be!
Jesus, I’m not who I used to be!
Cause I am redeemed!
Thank God, redeemed!
Big Daddy Weave, “Redeemed” via www.elyrics.net