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9 CONVICTION OR CONDEMNATION

V6

[Verse 1] One voice tells me, "Face it" One voice tells me, "Run" One points straight toward mercy One says mercy's done One names what needs changing One says I am the stain One calls me back to Jesus One just calls me names [Chorus] Conviction calls my name Condemnation calls me names Conviction says, "Come home" Condemnation says, "Stay ashamed" One tells the truth to heal me One twists the truth to blame I know which voice leads back to Christ Conviction calls my name [Verse 2] Conviction has a purpose It never leaves me there It puts my sin before me Then points me toward repair Condemnation builds a courtroom And chains me to the chair Keeps reading every charge aloud Like grace was never there [Chorus] Conviction calls my name Condemnation calls me names Conviction says, "Come home" Condemnation says, "Stay ashamed" One tells the truth to heal me One twists the truth to blame I know which voice leads back to Christ Conviction calls my name [Verse 3] Conviction says, "That isn't you" Condemnation says, "It is" Conviction says, "Confess it" Condemnation says, "Just quit" One opens up the window One boards the whole thing shut One lets the light expose the wound One says the wound is us [Bridge] If the voice makes me hide If the voice makes me hopeless If the voice says the cross Wasn't enough for this That isn't conviction That isn't my King Grace may cut deep But grace still leads me free [Verse 4] So when I hear the difference I'll stop confusing pain With every old accusation That still remembers my name I can grieve the wrong I've done Without turning from the Son There is now no condemnation For the ones inside the Son [Final Chorus] Conviction calls my name Condemnation calls me names Conviction says, "Come home" Condemnation says, "Stay ashamed" One tells the truth to heal me One twists the truth to blame I know which voice leads back to Christ Conviction calls my name [Outro] Come home Not hide Come home Not die Come home