[Verse 1] Before I had a record Before I had a name Before I knew obedience Before I knew my shame Before I had one victory Or one good thing to bring You chose me in Your mercy Before I proved anything [Verse 2] You didn't wait for holiness Then welcome me inside You called me into holiness Because You made me Yours I keep confusing consequence With how Your love begins But grace was never payment For the shape that I was in [Chorus] Before I proved anything Before I earned a thing Before I made You promises I couldn't always keep Before the better version I keep trying hard to be You set Your love upon me Before I proved anything [Verse 3] I spent years performing Like Heaven kept a score Thinking if I prayed enough You'd somehow love me more But Calvary was never A prize for righteous men The cross was grace arriving Where my strength could never win [Chorus] Before I proved anything Before I earned a thing Before I made You promises I couldn't always keep Before the better version I keep trying hard to be You set Your love upon me Before I proved anything [Verse 4] So let obedience follow But never take the throne Let every righteous action Rise from already being known I don't become Your child By finally getting clean I learn to live like who I am Because You first chose me [Bridge] Not because I was holy You called me to be holy Not because I was worthy You covered me in mercy Not because I had answers Not because I could sing Your grace had made its decision Before I proved anything [Final Chorus] Before I proved anything Before I earned a thing Before I made You promises I couldn't always keep Before the better version I keep trying hard to be You set Your love upon me Before I proved anything Before the failure Before the victory Before I ever proved myself You had already chosen me [Outro] Nothing to earn Nothing to bring Loved before I proved anything
