A song about struggle. A song about overcoming by God’s gift of grace the lie that we need to be good enough on our own before we can be forgiven.
I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. For what I do is not the good I want to do; no, the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
So I find this law at work: When I want to do good, evil is right there with me. For in my inner being I delight in God’s law;but I see another law at work in the members of my body, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin at work within my members. What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death? Thanks be to God—through Jesus Christ our Lord! -Romans 7:18-25a
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— not by works, so that no one can boast. -Ephesians 2:8-9
Pray for Grace
You know what I say
You know what I’m really like
I’ve been in a bad way
Stayed there way too long
I battle my mind
I battle my secret life
My spirit is abhorred
My flesh is way too strong
Please hear what I say
I know you’re the only right
But I’m stuck in these bad ways
And all I write is wrong
Please shatter my mind
‘Cause I am worldly wise
Please teach me to love
‘Cause I’m just a clanging gong
I’m tired of trying
I can do no good on my own
Teach me of love; teach me of grace
And please save my soul!
Save my soul!
Once guilty as sin
Now free from its deadly price
My serpentine exploits
all start to come undone
I know you as mine
And I am finally yours
Resplendent redemption
I’m free and death is gone!
I’m tired of trying
I can do no good on my own
Teach me of love; teach me of grace
And please save my soul!
Save my soul!
Don’t know how long I’d spent just scratching at the surface of love
Failing at trying to impress the world to get to my goal
Your grace and mercy taught me that you’d take me with all my flaws
You choose to love my worst disgusting when you save my soul!
Save my soul!
Ethan Dean and Seth Dean
This song is part of an exercise we’re calling 52 Weeks. Check in next Friday for yet another song. Listen and let us know what you think, and be sure to subscribe to the podcast on iTunes We need you! If like one of these songs, please comment. Your opinions will help us decide what’s on the next album. Copyright 2009-2010 Stereoreel Music, LLC.