Repentance (Marcio)

I remember when repentance Lived among the ones I knew I heard humble hearts admitting, Lord, I was wrong before you In our homes and in our churches, turning back was not a shame

Truth was met with grace and mercy, and forgiveness followed pain Their repentant hearts kept teaching mine But that virtue slowly faded We explained and carried on

And as fewer hearts were turning I learned to hide when I was wrong Now I build a case around myself And guard what you have asked me to change

I name the pressure I name everyone but me Enough is enough, this ends here Repentance hurts Because the excuse must die But I would rather lose my pride

Then keep this distance from you Isaiah says my sins have made a separation Between me and my God But John says if I confess my sins

sins. You are faithful and just. You forgive me and cleanse me from unrighteousness. And David says a broken heart, a heart that turns to you, you will not despise. Teach me to repent again to lay my pride aside to confess without explaining and bring my wrong into the light to receive correction and remain near to you not for one

emotional night, but every day I live. I choose a life of repentance before the Lord who sees me. David wrote when he stopped hiding, and finally confessed. You lifted all the guilt he carried, and brought him near again. I said, I will confess. My transgressions to the Lord, and you forgave the guilt of my sin.