Lyrics
I know who I am ‘cause I know who You are
The cross of salvation was only the start
Now I am chosen, free and forgiven
I have a future and it’s worth the living
‘Cause I wasn’t made to be tending a grave
I was called by name
Born and raised back to life again
I was made for more
So why would I make a bed in my shame
When a fountain of grace is running my way
I know I am Yours
And I was made for more
I know who I am ‘cause I know who You are
The cross of salvation was only the start
Now I am chosen, free and forgiven
I have a future and it’s worth the living
‘Cause I wasn’t made to be tending a grave
I was called by name
Born and raised back to life again
I was made for more
So why would I make a bed in my shame
When a fountain of grace is running my way
I know I am Yours
And I was made for more
Oh hallelujah
You called out my name
So I’ll sing out Your praise
Hallelujah
You buried my past
And I’m not going back
Hallelujah
You called out my name
So I’ll sing out Your praise
Hallelujah
You buried my past
I’m not going back
‘Cause I wasn’t made to be tending a grave
I was called by name
Born and raised back to life again
I was made for more
So why would I make a bed in my shame
When a fountain of grace is running my way
I know I am Yours
And I was made for more
Come on, sing it out (Hey)
I wasn’t made to be tending a grave
I was called by name
Born and raised back to life again
I was made for more
So why would I make a bed in my shame
When a fountain of grace is running my way
I know I am Yours
And I was made for more
Come on, hallelujah
Oh hallelujah
You called out my name
So I’ll sing out Your praise
And hallelujah
You buried my past
I’m not going back
Hallelujah
You called out my name (And I’ll sing out Your praise)
Singing hallelujah
You buried my past
And I’m not going back
‘Cause I wasn’t made to be tending a grave
I was called by name
Born and raised back to life again
I was made for more
Come on, sing it over yourself
Oh so why (Would I make)
A bed in my shame
When a fountain of grace is running my way
I know I am Yours
And I was made for more
Yeah
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Meaning & Inspiration
The song presents Christian identity as the result of salvation rather than personal achievement. Its movement from a grave to new life frames shame as a past from which grace has already called the singer. Chosen, free, and forgiven function as more than encouraging terms; they describe a life given a new direction by Christ.
The imagery accords closely with Ephesians 2:4-6, where God makes people alive with Christ, and with 1 Peter 2:9, which describes believers as called out of darkness. The repeated "Hallelujah" responds to that change with public praise. By contrasting the grave, shame, and a buried past with a future worth living, the song keeps resurrection hope at the center. Its language turns freedom from condemnation into a reason for continuing praise and confident Christian living.
Related Scripture
- Ephesians 2:4-6 Paul writes that God makes believers alive with Christ by grace.
- 1 Peter 2:9 The passage describes God's people as called out of darkness into light.
- Romans 8:1 The verse declares that there is no condemnation for those in Christ.