[Verse 1]
I came in low, head bowed
Stains on my hands, still now
You saw the mess I made
Still You didn’t turn away
I ran too far from truth
Built my house on what was loose
Now I’m here at the floor
Ask You to do what I can’t do
[Pre-Chorus]
Wash me clean
Wash me deep
Hold my heart
Where it bleeds
I’ve been split
Right in two
Take the dark
Make it new
[Chorus]
Mercy on me
Mercy on me
Make me clean again
Mercy on me
Mercy on me
Don’t let me stay in this sin
(mercy on me)
(mercy on me)
[Verse 2]
I know the shame I wore
Knocked on every closed door
I gave my best to pride
It left me hollow inside
But You know the broken man
You know the shaking hands
So I’m not hiding now
I’m laying all of it down
[Pre-Chorus]
Wash me clean
Wash me deep
Hold my heart
Where it bleeds
I’ve been split
Right in two
Take the dark
Make it new
[Chorus]
Mercy on me
Mercy on me
Make me clean again
Mercy on me
Mercy on me
Don’t let me stay in this sin
(mercy on me)
(mercy on me)
[Bridge]
Create in me a pure heart
Put a steady fire in me
Don’t throw me from Your presence
Let Your love come back to me
I’ll sing if You restore me
I’ll stand if You forgive
Let the joy of truth return
Let the dead thing live
[Final Chorus]
Mercy on me
Mercy on me
Make me clean again
Mercy on me
Mercy on me
Don’t let me stay in this sin
Mercy on me
Mercy on me
You can make me new
Mercy on me
Mercy on me
I’m coming back to You
(mercy on me)
(mercy on me)