I Forgive You I Release Me

Lyrics

[Chorus]
I forgive you, I release me,
Free me — free me, Lord, set me free,
Hatred lives in my head and my heart,
Hating you tears my own self apart.
It kills me, steals my joy, robs my peace,
I forgive you so my war can cease.

[Bridge]
I forgive because I’ve been forgiven first,
A debt I could never repay, not the worst
Of what I’ve done, and yet grace came anyway,
So who am I to make somebody else pay?

Not because they earned it. Not because it’s fair.
Because the One who forgave me first is there,
Whispering: lay the hammer down, my son,
Your war is over. Mine is won.

[Chorus]
I forgive you, I release me,
Free me — free me, Lord, set me free,
Hatred lives in my head and my heart,
Hating you tears my own self apart.
It kills me, steals my joy, robs my peace,
I forgive you so my war can cease.

[Outro]
I forgive you. I release me.
Free me — free me — free.
The hammer falls. My hand’s finally still.
I forgive you, not declaring you restored —
I release me. I will.