New Song 19: I’m sorry

New Song 19: I’m sorry
I’m sorry – Demo – Coming Soon

I had the initial inspiration for this song from listening to Hurt by Christina Aguilera. In particular the line “I’m sorry for blaming You”. It made me realise that the wasn’t a worship song I could think of that says anything like that. One big area of our worship we seem to miss is confession and even more so in our worship songs.

With that idea I also drew upon the story Jesus tells of the prodigal son in Luke 15.

11 Jesus continued: “There was a man who had two sons.
12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them.
13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living.
14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need.
15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.
16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!
18 I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
19 I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired servants.’
20 So he got up and went to his father. “But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him.
21 “The son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet.
23 Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let’s have a feast and celebrate.
24 For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

I wanted to use that attitude the father has. After all the son has done he still runs to him with compassion and arms open.

Verse:
Each day, every mistake weighs
On my mind, and how weary they make me
How far I drift away
But Your arms, are always open
And Your grace is waiting for me
In my tears, I come running

Chorus:
‘Cause Your love,
It restores and redeems and You
You come running after me
Here I am, crying out
Saying sorry, to You God
Hear my prayer, hear my cry
I am sorry

Verse 2:
The longer, that I delay confessing
Every sin, gives Satan ammunition
To keep pulling me away
But Your love, it conquers all things
Each day, You welcome me in to Your arms
So I come running

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