A New Heart

25Jan10

A NEW HEART
Music & Lyrics: Phylla Magallanes
(Originally composed for Camp Forever XV)

Groped in darkness, slave to sin
Lived my life for glories vain
Wayward, weighed down and wandering
Bound and blind until Your love came

On that cross You suffered instead
Of a sinner deserving that death
For who could love an enemy?
My Jesus died and now I am free!

Chorus
Thanks for this new heart
Thanks for this change
From a heart of stone to a heart of flesh
‘Tis the work of Your redeeming grace
I’m redeemed, I am home, I am blessed!
This is Your promise, this is Your gift:
Jesus, Restorer of undending peace
Peace with the Father, the Son has giv’n
The Word became flesh
The promise fulfilled

Prone to wander my heart may be
Then Satan hurls his lies at me
That sin can destroy salvation’s plan
My faith still holds on this assurance:

“It is finished,” the Savior has said
With an outstretched arm
and a mighty hand
For who could separate us from His love?
Not life, not death nor powers above

(Repeat Chorus)
The Word became flesh
The promise fulfilled
Hallelujah, the promise fulfilled!