Restore Me (Anthony Evans)

We can perhaps imagine Christian singer-songwriter Anthony Evans' Restore Me in the mouths of all those healed by Jesus in our Gospel readings recently... or we might enter into the song as a meditation on our own need for Jesus' action in our lives as we enter the season of Lent this week.  Restore us, oh Lord!

On the outside, You think I’m all right

There’s a smile on my face, everything’s okay

But on the inside there’s a different story

I’ve stumbled down this road and I’ve got so far to go

I’m a broken man

On my knees again

Longing for a touch from You

I need your hand to

Restore me, I need Your mercy

Take me to the place I used to be

Use all the pain and the hurt

To do a greater work and restore me

I wore my mask, running away from my past

Hiding all my scars, thinking I’d gone too far

But He knew my pain and He loved me just the same

He promised I’d be free if I fell on my knees and cried

{Chorus}

Restore unto me the joy of my salvation

So I’ll sing again, the song You wrote for me

Give me a clean heart, I want a brand new start

Like the moment when I first believed

{Chorus}

Please, Jesus, oh yeah,

Give me another chance

I want to be a new man

Please restore me, yeah, yeah, yeah

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