[spoken word] Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting people’s sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. [hook] Reconciled from exile No longer enslaved by the grave Selected from what was once rejected Been born again, no longer dying in sin [prechorus] Can these dry bones live? Can these dry bones live? Can these dry bones live? Yes, Lord! Yes, Lord! Here’s the truth I am living proof [verse 1] Before Christ, my life was a calamity I don’t think you understand me Strife would not unhand me Release me, it wanted to decease me Unalive me, bribe me with carnality Kill me with fallacies and false doctrine The wages of sin is death, and with my every breath, I was clocked in, locked in from sunrise to sunset Until Jehovah took over, I was in the deepest debt Working overtime, I couldn’t find rest I was buying stress, in-house financing it with my flesh On most occasions I was dressed in abominations Yes, I can attest to His patience, His Love, His Mercy, His Kindness, and His Grace He, who knew no sin, became sin Went in and took my place [hook] Reconciled from exile No longer enslaved by the grave Selected from what was once rejected Been born again, no longer dying in sin [prechorus] Can these dry bones live? Can these dry bones live? Can these dry bones live? Yes, Lord! Yes, Lord! Here’s the truth I am living proof [verse 2] Although I know, death was inside me I also know, He died for me, so the life of Christ could abide in me And I would be able to be alive, thru Him Before His provision, my vision was dim Like Zackeus, I was out on a limb Trying to see Jesus thru the eyes of non-believers, False prophets, false teachers and preachers, real deceivers But because He never leaves us forsaken The ‘way maker’, always has a way in the making He would not allow me to be taken By false prophecy or the false apostle ‘s illogical apostasy I don’t know why it didn’t work for Kirk, but I am God’s property A royal priesthood, I am forever grateful to the loyal priest, who stood in for me So, I could be, forever free [hook] Reconciled from exile No longer enslaved by the grave Selected from what was once rejected Been born again, no longer dying in sin [prechorus] Can these dry bones live? Can these dry bones live? Can these dry bones live? Yes, Lord! Yes, Lord! Here’s the truth I am living proof
