I Am New!

I Am New, from the Album "Everything Sad Is Coming Untrue," by Jason Gray.

These lyrics are amazing, and they move me to tears. It is true--we are made new by the blood of Jesus Christ, and nothing else matters. Any labels that others try to place on us -- good or bad -- are irrelevant. Only what God calls us matters. And when we know Christ, He calls us beloved.




You can give me a name
Call me whatever you like
Or weigh me down with shame
To crush me but you won't
My burdens are light

Chorus
I am not who I was, I'm being remade
I am new
I am chosen and holy and I'm dearly loved
I am new

Now I won't deny
The worst you could say about me
But I'm not defined
By mistakes that I've made
Because God says of me

I am not who I was, I'm being remade
I am new
I am chosen and holy and I'm dearly loved
I am new

Too long have I lived in the shadows of shame
Believing that there was no way I could change
But the one who is making everything new
Doesn't see me the way that I do
Who I thought I was
And who I thought I had to be
I had to give them both up
Cause neither were willing
To ever believe

CHORUS
I am not who I was, I'm being remade
I am new
Dead to my sin, I'm coming alive
I am new

Forgiven, beloved, Hidden in Christ
Made in the image of the Giver of Life
Righteous and holy, reborn and remade
Accepted and worthy, this is our new name
This is who we are now

[This ending makes me want to shout!]

By: Jason Gray, Joel Hanson