Lyrics
Verse 1
Light fading all around
My life shaken, crumbled down
All around me
Heartbroken, bruised, and torn
Hope hidden by the storm
And I can’t see
Pre-Chorus
I was barely surviving
Sinking beneath the waves
You called me by my name
Roaring upon the wind
Chorus
When I was in my grave
You raised me up to sing
And dance upon the promises You made
My chains have fallen off
Can’t hold me down at all
My freedom found in falling at Your feet Jesus
Verse 2
When nothing stays the same
My God has never changed
And he holds me
Heartbroken, bruised, and torn
But in Jesus name reborn
In Jesus name reborn
Bridge
You called me by name
Out of the grave
Out of my grave
I will rise
No guilt or shame
No fear or pain
Never the same
Never the same
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Meaning & Inspiration
Out of My Grave is a song of rescue that begins in darkness and ends in freedom. The first verse describes fading light, a life crumbled, and hope hidden by a storm, while the second block recalls "barely surviving" and "sinking beneath the waves" before a voice calls the singer by name.
The chorus carries the main image: "When I was in my grave, You raised me up to sing and dance upon the promises You made." Chains fall off, and freedom is found "in falling at Your feet Jesus." The picture of being called by name out of the grave recalls Isaiah 43:1 and Psalm 40:2, and the line about being reborn in Jesus' name can be read alongside 2 Corinthians 5:17, though these are likely echoes rather than cited sources.
The closing lines list what is left behind, including guilt, shame, fear, and pain, and end on the promise that things will be "Never the same."
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 43:1 God says "I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine", matching the line about being called by name.
- Psalm 40:2 The psalmist is lifted out of a pit and given a firm place, a picture of rescue from the grave.
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 Paul describes anyone in Christ as a new creation, close to the phrase "in Jesus name reborn".