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Have mercy on me, God.
I have nowhere left to hide.
I know the wreckage; I know what I have done.
I cannot call the darkness light and outrun what I’ve become.
I bring no careful story built to soften what is true;
No blame to lay on anyone, no bargain struck with You.
Let steadfast love be deeper than the damage I have made.
Wash through every hidden place; don’t leave one stain unclaimed.
You see the truth beneath the face I show the world outside.
I lay my defenses down. I will not run and hide.
I have no cure inside my hands.
No strength to make myself new.
So I am asking what only You can do—
Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Make what is broken new.
Bring back the joy of being Yours;
Keep my heart close to You.
Do not turn away. Do not let me go.
Hold me in Your presence while You make me whole.
Create in me a clean heart, O God.
I bring my broken heart to You.
I thought the mask could keep the judgment far away;
It only made the silence heavier with every passing day.
I am done rehearsing reasons, done defending what was wrong.
Let the truth cut through my pride; let Your mercy make me strong.
If You restore the joy I lost, then I will speak Your grace;
Not to prove that I am worthy, but to point toward what You save.
Open up these lips again when shame has made them still;
Let a heart You’ve brought to life sing of Your goodness still.
I cannot cleanse myself.
I cannot raise these bones.
A broken heart is all I bring.
Lord, do not leave me alone.
You do not turn away
From the heart that breaks before You.
You do not despise
The truth laid bare before You.
Take all I cannot mend.
Make a new beginning in me.
Let Your mercy be the ground
Where my praise begins to breathe.
Create in me a clean heart, O God.
Make what is broken new.
Bring back the joy of being Yours;
Keep my heart close to You.
Do not turn away. Do not let me go.
Hold me in Your presence while You make me whole.
Create in me a clean heart, O God.
I bring my broken heart to You.
Have mercy on me, God.
Open my lips again.
I will sing of Your goodness.
I will sing again.