08/10/2018 Amanda Wilson
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When I do something wrong
Something I should not have done
I can take responsibility
And make things right if I can
But I do not need to live in blame
Or guilt or fear or crippling shame
I can look at the cross and say
Jesus died to take that sin away
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Don’t chain the blame to me
Jesus forgave and set me free
He was judged for my guilt
And punished for my sins
And He died my death
So I could live in His holiness
Don’t chain the blame to me
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When I say something wrong
Something I should not have said
I can apologise
And speak positives instead
But I do not need to live in blame
Or guilt or fear or crippling shame
I can look at the cross and say
Jesus died to take that sin away
.
Don’t chain the blame to me
Jesus forgave and set me free
He was judged for my guilt
And punished for my sins
And He died my death
So I could live in His holiness
Don’t chain the blame to me
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When someone else does something wrong
Something they should not have done
They may have responsibility
To make things right if they can
But I don’t need to be their jailer
In blame and shame make them a prisoner
For when I look at the cross I see
Jesus died for their sin just like me
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Don’t make a jailer of me
Jesus forgave and set us all free
He was judged for all our guilt
And punished for all our sins
And He died our all deaths
So we could all live in His holiness
Don’t make a jailer of me
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Real justice does not lie
In human jails or recompense
For they can’t heal a broken heart
Or make us whole again
From all our hurts and prisons
Only Jesus sets us free
To live as His Beloved
One with Him eternally
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Don’t make a jailer of me
Jesus forgave and set us all free
He was judged for all our guilt
And punished for all our sins
And He died our all deaths
So we could all live in His holiness
Don’t chain the blame to me
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