Lyrics
Chorus
I am no longer the same
I am a new creation
I am no longer the same
In Christ my Lord
I am no longer the same
I am a new creation
I am no longer the same
In Christ my Lord
Verse 1
I once was lost
But now I’m found
I was a slave to sin
But now I am free indeed
I once was lost
But now I’m found
I was a slave to sin
But now I am free indeed
Verse 2
I once was cursed
But now I’m blessed
I was in strange darkness
But now I live in light
I once was cursed
But now I’m blessed
I was in strange darkness
But now I live in light
Chorus
I am no longer the same
I am a new creation
I am no longer the same
In Christ my Lord
I am no longer the same
I am a new creation
I am no longer the same
In Christ my Lord
Outro
I am no longer the same
I am a new creation
I am no longer the same
In Christ my Lord
I am no longer the same
I am a new creation
I am no longer the same
In Christ my Lord
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
New Creation is a testimony song about identity in Christ. The chorus states that the singer is no longer the same and is a new creation in Christ the Lord, repeated so it is easy to learn and sing together. The first verse turns to the familiar language of rescue, saying that the singer was lost but is now found and was a slave to sin but is now free indeed.
The second verse continues the contrast: once cursed, now blessed, and once in strange darkness, now living in light. Each verse is repeated in full, and the chorus returns at the end as an outro. The lines follow 2 Corinthians 5:17 on being a new creation, John 8:36 on freedom in the Son, and Colossians 1:13 on being brought out of the domain of darkness. The simple before-and-after contrasts and repeated chorus make the song confident, joyful and suited to congregational singing, with a clear message that change comes through Christ.
Related Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 Anyone in Christ is a new creation; the old has passed away.
- John 8:36 Whoever the Son sets free is free indeed.
- Colossians 1:13 God has delivered believers from the domain of darkness into the kingdom of His Son.