I thought I laid those bones to rest, But I can feel them in my chest, Rising from the depths of Hell, They know my doubting heart so well

They’ve come to steal my confidence, And take my soul as recompense, For all the times I left them slain, Face-down in pools of blood and shame

But in a moment, caught off-guard

They entered in and bound my heart;

Attacking from the left and right.

Until there was no Hope in sight.

As darkness hovered all around

My joyful heart could make no sound

Gagged and chained and unaware,

Of Satan’s fingers through my hair

Whispering those same old lies

But with a sparkling new disguise

“I know from where you came”, said he

and this is all you’re going to be!”

As torment after torment fell, My soul began to shrink and swell, And with a cry to He who reigns
The truth went pumping through my veins!

And like a pendulum on beat, A sword lunged down to bring defeat, And in a flash, my demons fell, And skeletons recoiled to Hell

And through the smoke and fire of war, I saw what I had not before, A heap of shackles at my feet, And Freedom singing bittersweet

Drifting from that secret place, Where God first smiled upon my face, Spun and woven with one breath, Delivered to the door of death

And standing now before My Lord, Admission I cannot afford, And so He paid my hefty fee, For all that I will never be

And still, that threshold I embrace

Where I can meet Him face to face

And see what I had not before

A sinner, murderer…no more.