Lyrics
Verse 1
Deep within the heart has always known that there was freedom
Somehow breathed into the very soul of life
The prisoner, the powerless, the slave have always known it
There's something that keeps reaching for the sky
And even life begins because a baby fights for freedom
And songs we love to sing have freedom's theme
Some have walked through fire and flood to find a place of freedom
And some faced hell itself for freedom's dream
Chorus
Let freedom ring wherever minds know what it means to be in chains
Let freedom ring wherever hearts know pain
Let freedom echo through the lonely streets where prisons have no key
We can be free and we can sing, let freedom ring
Verse 2
God built freedom into every fiber of creation
And He meant for us to all be free and whole
When my Lord bought freedom with the blood of His redemption
His cross stamped pardon on my very soul
I'll sing it out with every breath, I'll let the whole world hear it
This hallelujah anthem of the free
That iron bars and heavy chains can never hold us captive
The Son has made us free and free indeed
Chorus
Let freedom ring down through the ages from a hill called Calvary
Let freedom ring wherever hearts know pain
Let freedom echo through the lonely streets where prisons have no key
You can be free and you can sing let freedom ring
Let freedom echo through the lonely streets where prisons have no key
You can be free and you can sing let freedom ring
You can be free and you can sing, let freedom ring, let freedom ring
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Let Freedom Ring” by Gaither Vocal Band begins with the idea that every heart knows freedom is something to reach for. The first verse notes the prisoner, the powerless, and the slave, and says that even life begins with a baby fighting for freedom. It also remembers people who walked through fire and flood to find it.
The chorus asks that freedom ring wherever minds know chains and hearts know pain, and echo through lonely streets where prisons have no key. The second verse names the source of the hope: God built freedom into creation, and the Lord bought it with the blood of redemption, so His cross stamped pardon on the soul. That is close to Galatians 5:1 and John 8:36, where the Son makes people free indeed.
The song ends by letting freedom ring down through the ages from a hill called Calvary. Its focus is spiritual freedom through Christ, offered to every listener with the simple invitation to be free and sing.
Related Scripture
- John 8:36 If the Son sets you free, you are free indeed
- Galatians 5:1 Christ has set believers free
- Luke 4:18 Liberty for the captives