Lyrics
Verse 1
I knew I was broken but there was no one that I could tell
Praying felt like I was throwing pennies in a wishing well
And I started believing I was cursed to carry this weight
I was listing the reasons of why I should walk away
Chorus
Until Grace called my name
Oh, I didn’t know I could be free
Until Grace found me
Until Grace broke these chains
Oh, I didn’t know I could be free
Until Grace found
Your Grace found me
Verse 2
I might be looking at a future full of question marks
But I don’t to have all of the answers if You have my heart
In You I’m finding redemption a little more with every breath
Brand new like the morning and I’ll never forget that…
Bridge (x2)
You came like force of nature
Knocked down every wall I made
You rescued my soul when I thought
There was no escape
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Meaning & Inspiration
“Until Grace” by Tauren Wells is a testimony of being rescued from despair. The first verse is honest about feeling broken with no one to tell, about prayer feeling like throwing pennies in a wishing well, and about believing he was cursed to carry the weight and should walk away. The turning point is the chorus: “Until Grace called my name,” which names grace as a person who finds, calls, and breaks chains.
That is close to Ephesians 2:8, which says salvation is by grace, and to Isaiah 43:1, where God calls His people by name. The second verse looks ahead to a future full of question marks, yet he does not need all the answers if God has his heart. He is finding redemption “a little more with every breath,” new like the morning, which echoes Lamentations 3:22-23.
The bridge describes grace coming “like a force of nature” and knocking down every wall, rescuing a soul that saw no escape. The song’s message is freedom that arrives as a gift to someone who thought it was out of reach.
Related Scripture
- Ephesians 2:8 Saved by grace through faith
- Isaiah 43:1 “I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine”
- Lamentations 3:22-23 Mercies new every morning