THEN FREEDOM CAME!

Once I stood in grave clothes
Bound by sin and shame
Then the voice of Jesus echoed
"Loose those bands!" then freedom came.

All at once my chains were broken
Satan's power no longer ruled
Sin had lost its claim upon me
On redemption's Rock I stood.

Heaven's Light burst all around me
Sin's dark shadow hid its face
All the past was now forgiven
As God's fullness took its place.

Then the shouts of victory sounded
Songs of praise were lifted high
As the blood of Jesus conquered,
Hallelujahs filled the sky.
--B. Pent