Lyrics
I've known pain, and deep regret
I've known the weight of my mistakes like the back of my hand
I've known deception and all its games
I've known the way it feels to drown in my own shame
But I never knew love
I never knew truth
I never knew peace the sweet release that brought me through
I never knew freedom, What grace could do
The broken chains the hope that saves
A life made new
Till I met you
I've known rejection, I've bought the lie
That I could never overcome the hurt inside
With arms of mercy, You reached for me
Tore the veil away and gave me eyes to see
You're all I need
And I never knew love
I never knew truth
I never knew peace the sweet release that brought me through
I never knew freedom, What grace could do
The broken chains the hope that saves
A life made new
Till I met you
Till I met you
I was empty I was hopeless
Till I met you
I was stumbling in the darkness
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Meaning & Inspiration
Till I Met You contrasts a former life marked by regret, deception, rejection, and shame with the freedom found in Christ. The verses do not minimize pain or personal failure; instead, they set those experiences beside mercy that reaches into brokenness. Love, truth, peace, grace, and hope arrive as gifts rather than achievements, and the image of broken chains expresses release from condemnation and bondage.
The lyric’s movement from darkness and emptiness toward a life made new may echo biblical teaching about salvation by grace and new creation in Christ. The torn veil suggests restored access to God, while opened eyes portray a new understanding of mercy. Repeating the title phrase makes the encounter with Jesus the turning point of the testimony. The song therefore frames conversion as both rescue and renewal: shame loses its claim, hopelessness gives way to hope, and Christ becomes sufficient for the person who had believed that inward wounds could never be overcome.
Related Scripture
- Ephesians 2:4-5 Paul describes God making sinners alive with Christ because of his mercy and grace.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 Life made new in the lyric parallels Paul’s description of new creation in Christ.
- Hebrews 10:19-22 The passage connects the opened veil with confident access to God through Jesus.