I will Never be the Same Again

Last weekend we used the song “I will never be the same again” –

I will never be the same again
I can never return
I've closed the door
I will walk the path
I'll run the race
And I will never be the same again

Fall like fire soak like rain
Flow like mighty waters
Again and again
Sweep away the darkness
Burn away the chaff
And let a flame burn
To glorify Your name
There are higher heights
There are deeper seas
Whatever You need to do
Lord do it in me
And the glory of God fills my life
And I will never be the same again

by Geoff Bullock © 1995 Word Music, LLC (Admin. by Word Music Group, Inc.) Maranatha! Music (Admin. by The Copyright Company)

I like that song very much (and the part about soaking like rain was very appropriate here in Kingwood where we’ve had several inches of rain in July – most of it concentrated in about 5 days – the result of being near to several hurricane landfall locations). But I’ve always had a problem with the second and third lines. What is the basis for a changed life? What is the ground for confidence in continued growth in Christ? The response “I can never return, I've closed the door” seems inadequate. I also want to hear the name of Jesus. So I adjusted the next to last line of the final verse as well. Here’s the result.

I will never be the same again
You have opened my heart
To trust Your grace
I will walk the path
I'll run the race
And I will never be the same again

(Same Chorus section: Fall like fire soak like rain…)

There are higher heights
There are deeper seas
Whatever You need to do
Lord do it in me
Jesus, You’re the one! You set me free
And I will never be the same again