After: I Cannot Believe It
I cannot believe it
How far I’ve come
In so little time
The victory that You, oh Lord, have won
How great the love
That came after me
Even when I was
Dead and dying
For I was lost
In hell’s torturous state
Standing on the edge
Of the horrible prison’s gate
I told myself
That I was winning
That I was grand
Even though I was sinning
Even though I was bad
But how great the deception!
How high the wall!
For I had blocked out the Son
And yet I still believed that I had won!
I built my prison
A mile high
And three miles thick
Prodded on
By the enemy’s stick
I plastered it on, a smiling face
To cover my frown
While I was dying in an inward place
And I said I was happy
While it all went spiraling down
I was trapped in myself
In a pitiful state
Tortured inside
And full of self hate
How could I not have seen?
How could I not have known?
About the great deception I, myself, had grown?
And yet I marvel
At the truth I possessed
For I knew I was trapped
And I knew I was to blame
I believed I had forgotten
To make myself a key,
A way to exit the prison of me
But I know now that it was never mine to make
There was an exit, ever so great,
But not of myself, not of human make,
For the God of heaven and earth
Sent His one and only Son
To go after His sheep
And to find the lost one
He chased me while I ran
And was patient with my hate
He would not give up
Till He showed me a better fate
And He came to me
A wretch on hell’s gate
He gave me His hand
And saved me from my helpless state
He gave me life and He gave me joy
When I had none
He lifted me up
He gave me fun!
He did not have to do it
Not for a wretch such I
But “Hallelujah He did!”
Will forever be my cry
Jesus my Father, my King,
Please give me a heart
To of my Redeemer sing!
Let me be a light
Showing your love
Let me bask in the glory of You above
And let me forever sing
Oh God, let me forever sing
Hallelujah, hallelujah to the Risen King!
Forever let it ring
Hallelujah, hallelujah to the Risen King!
