You don't know where I have come from And you don't know where I have been The burden I carried was heavy And I had no peace left within The path that I traveled was hopeless Many times I just lost my way Satan would whisper there's no way out And he told me that too far a trade That was before Jesus stepped in He reached all my past He cleansed all my sin He broke the chains that once held me down He set me free and I'm no longer bound I was past hope but that was before Jesus stepped in Friend do you find yourself hopeless Does doubt and despair seem your guide Remember that Jesus still loves you And He wants to walk by your side His love and His grace can reach deeper Then the pit of despair you are in I know 'cause I've have lived where you are now And I've questioned if there was an end That was before Jesus stepped in He reached all my past He cleansed all my sin He broke the chains that once held me down He set me free and I'm no longer bound I was past hope but that was before Jesus stepped in That was before Jesus stepped in He reached all my past He cleansed all my sin He broke the chains that once held me down He set me free and I'm no longer bound I was past hope but that was before Jesus stepped in I was past hope but that was before Jesus stepped in