A lifetime ago,
a man stood alone
Quietly thinking of grief he had known,
I know what he felt like,
I know of the cause.
The man I speak of is who I was.
Unable to face what life seemed to be,
there seemed to be nothing
important to me.
Nothing to look for and nothing to find,
and no one close to ease my mind.
To ease my troubled mind
But Jesus was there all the time
Jesus was there all the time
Waiting to open the door
Forgiveness has
always been mine,
a new life and oh,
so much more.
From somewhere I felt
what I couldn't see
His presence was slowly
enveloping me
Filling me, healing me, making me new
I felt His message com ing through
I felt it coming through
Yes, Jesus was there all the time
Jesus was there all the time
Just waiting to open the door,
forgiveness has always
been mine.
A new life and, so much more.
And now I can sing with pride in my soul.
I'm singing of things
that were there all along.
I'm feeling the strength
that was given to me.
And Jesus was there all the time
Jesus was there all the time
He's been right there all the time
When I felt my life was over
Jesus was there all the time
He's been right there all the time
When I thought I was forsaken
Jesus was there all the time
He's been right there all the time
When my heart was black and empty
Jesus was there all the time
He's been right there all the time
When the powers of hell had bound me
Jesus was there all the time