The Jesus I Know Now

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I was told He was angry and He hated the music up too loud.

I was told He would save me if I showed up to church and I shut my mouth.

If I smoked, if I drank, if I cussed, I'd think I was on a long black train to hell.

Yeah, I thought I knew Him till I met Him for myself.

But the Jesus I know now ain't shaking a fist, ain't raising a brow.

Yeah, the Jesus I know now ain't running away from a party crowd.

I found a friend who hangs with the misfits, listens, forgives, then forgives again.

Can't believe I was missing out on the Jesus I know now.

Mm.

I'm learning He likes me even when I take a joke a little too far.

Yeah, I'm learning He knows me, every hair on my head, every story behind my scars.

And He says who I am and it ain't what I do. His grace takes some getting used to. I'm learning He loves me.

-Yeah, the boy in the bar. -And the kid in the pew.

Yeah, the Jesus I know now ain't shaking a fist, ain't raising a brow.

Yeah, the Jesus I know now ain't running away from a party crowd.

I found a friend who hangs with the misfits, listens, forgives, then forgives again.

Can't believe I was missing out on the Jesus I know now.

On the Jesus I know now.

The Jesus I know now.

Yeah, I got what I wanted.

Heard my song on the radio.

Left me longing and lonely.

Top of the world with an empty heart and nowhere left to go -but back into the arms- -Of the Jesus I know now.

Ain't just a voice up there in the clouds.

Yeah, the Jesus I know now ain't looking for trophies to make Him proud.

I found a friend who hangs with the misfits, listens, forgives, then forgives again.

Can't believe I was missing out on the Jesus I know now.

On the Jesus I know now.

The Jesus I know now.