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Forgiven And Loved
Jimmy Needham Lyrics
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'Cause I hear it from the street corner priests
On our God has b
But my joy has been a holiday and my pieces almost passed away
Tell me I'm forgiven and freed
Oh I've tried and tried to rectifiy my hopeless situation
But the bottom line, I still have work to do
But there is no condemnation in You
No
Oh whisper to me now that it's for real (oh)
'Cause in this silence of these walls
Righteousness lost its appeal
Dirty deeds have done me in
Oh but that can't stop the faithful friend
Giving mercy once again as you heal
Here it is I'm feelin'
Oh I've tried and tried to rectify my hopeless situation
But the bottom line, I still have work to do
And now I'm workin' nine to five like I can earn my own salvation
But there is no condemnation in You
Oh He died, He died to rectify my hopeless situation
And His blood commands my guilt to leave
Now on Calvary I stand, empty pockets, open hands
Oh there is no condemnation for me
Oh I've tried
Oh I've tried and tried to rectify my hopeless situation
But the bottom line, I still have work to do
And now I'm working' nine to five like I can earn my own salvation
But there is no condemnation in You
Child you're forgiven and loved (5x)
In this song, Jimmy Needham is expressing his inner struggles and doubts about his own worthiness of God's love and forgiveness. He hears messages from preachers on street corners about how God loves us and how we can be clean, but he feels that his joy has been on holiday, and his peace is almost gone. He longs to hear the words "you are forgiven and loved" directly from God. He acknowledges that he has tried and tried to rectify his hopeless situation, but feels that he has bought the lie that he still has work to do to earn his salvation. He has been working "nine to five" trying to earn his own salvation but realizes that there is no condemnation in God, and he is forgiven.
In the chorus, he emphasizes the fact that Jesus died to rectify his hopeless situation and that God's blood commands his guilt to leave. He acknowledges that his own dirty deeds have done him in, but that can't stop his faithful friend from giving him mercy once again as he heals.
Finally, in the bridge of the song, he asks God to whisper to him that it's for real because in the silence of his walls, righteousness has lost its appeal. He knows that dirty deeds have done him in, but he also knows that there is no condemnation for him. He acknowledges that he is a child of God and is forgiven and loved.
Line by Line Meaning
Tell me I'm forgiven and loved
I need to be reassured that God forgives and loves me
'Cause I hear it from the street corner priests
I hear about God's forgiveness and love from strangers preaching on the street
On how God is love and how man can be clean
They talk about God's love and how it can make us clean and free from sin
But my joy has been on holiday
I have not experienced joy in my life lately
And my peace has almost passed away
I am losing my peace of mind and heart
Tell me I'm forgiven and free
I need to hear that I am forgiven and set free from the guilt of my sin
O I tried and tried to rectify my hopeless situation
I've tried to fix my hopeless situation on my own
But I bought the lie I still have work to do
I believed the lie that I still have to work to earn my salvation
Now I'm working nine to five like I can earn my own salvation
I'm working hard like I can save myself from my sin
But there is no condemnation in You
But God doesn't condemn me because I am forgiven through Jesus
O whisper to me now that it's for real
I need to hear from God that His forgiveness and love are real and true
'Cause in the silence of these walls righteousness lost its appeal
When I'm alone, doing the right thing doesn't seem important or satisfying
Dirty deeds have done me in
My sinful actions have caused me harm
O but that can't stop the faithful friend
But that can't stop God from being faithful to me as His friend
Giving mercy once again as You heal
God shows me mercy and heals me from my sin over and over again
Here it is I'm feeling it
I'm starting to experience God's forgiveness and love
O He died, He died to rectify my hopeless situation
Jesus died to save me from my hopeless situation
And His blood commands my guilt to leave
Jesus' blood washes away my guilt and shame
Now on Calvary I stand
I stand at the cross where Jesus died for me
Empty pockets, open hands
I come to Jesus with nothing to offer, fully surrendering to Him
O there is no condemnation for me
I am no longer condemned because of my sin, but forgiven through Jesus
Child, you're forgiven and loved
God forgives and loves me like a child, completely and unconditionally
Child, you're forgiven and loved
God forgives and loves me like a child, completely and unconditionally
Child, you're forgiven
God forgives me for all my sin because of Jesus' sacrifice
And child, you are loved
God loves me deeply and unconditionally as His child
Child, you're forgiven and loved
God forgives and loves me like a child, completely and unconditionally
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Dave Robidoux
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