You Answered (feat. Ashley Waliczek)

I grew up alone without You like a rebellious son Spewing out all my hate at You, I was a Hellish one Then the depression worsened, a person full of sin, pulled Into an inner dimension, never blissful Yet You never stopped loving me or being merciful Only You could give my life meaning, make it purposeful It was me who cursed it full of pain, anger, hate and misery Who knew I'd be worshipful? Luckily, fate delivered me From living in darkness, not seeing what made me stumble A doomed, walking carcass, not speaking, but faintly mumbled The devil fought me, almost robbed me of eternal glee But Your grace caught me, it blocked me from infernal heat Burning like pot leaves, I was rotted, internally 'Cause You bought me, my name's not blotted, I turned fully My old skin died out, where You reside now From the inside out, Lord, my soul cried out I called out for You Didn't think You were listening But You knew that I was missing You I called and You heard Can't believe You knew my hurt So many years I searched Then You answered Rising up in praise for the risen Jesus Turning to the only Holy One, Who frees us Standing at the door, knocking, 'cause He seeks us To help us escape, He saves, because He's just He must separate the wheat from the chaff So I accept the life He gave on each one's behalf So we could overcome the flesh and have freedom from stress Received His peace and His rest, I was freed from a mess I confessed, now my sin's as far as east is from west And my spirit, depressed, became spirited zest Heart healed and purged, no longer blinded or binded Went on a search for Truth, took 10 hard years to find it I was found to get lost in the cause of the cross He is now and He was, paid the cost to be the Boss When He comes, all will pause, all in awe with dropped jaws No more sobs or chaos, just hurraws and applause I called out for You Didn't think You were listening But You knew that I was missing You I called and You heard Can't believe You knew my hurt So many years I searched Then You answered I called You after battlin' to disbelieve You're all true Still You came to my rescue, so to You, I fall to It's all due to You I'm not the old me, I'm all new The wall, You've shattered it, I made a Saul-to-Paul move Close to death since birth, came into this world all blue And when the darkness loomed... You were right there all through You are the light at the end of the tunnel I crawled through You are the end-all, be-all, cure-all I'm enthralled to After all, You were the One Whom I was knitted by And drugs won't satisfy, 'cause only You are lifted high I'm sifted by Satan, but Your strength helps me from being Ensnared too hard and my heart yearns to be where you are When this visit's done and my spirit being is transferred You were buildin' me up, grateful for every storm I weathered My rancor and anger festered, I was ill-tempered You, I censured and slandered, and with Your Word, I tampered But I've never been better since the day I let You enter Moved myself and set You centre, took the ransomed debt You rendered You reached into my inner dimension and Your Hand stirred My soul to be anchored, so thankful You answered