This song was written as a heartfelt appeal to the Lord—a cry from the soul that finally realizes it can’t fake wholeness or hide brokenness anymore. Inspired by Psalm 51, it’s for anyone who’s come face to face with their own sin and longs to return to the arms of Jesus. It’s a song of confession and repentance, not out of fear, but out of a desperate desire to be restored. Sometimes we don’t have the words to pray—but we can sing. This is for that moment. When the weight of guilt meets the mercy of God, all we can do is ask Him to create in us a clean heart—and trust that He will.
Lyrics
Inspired by Psalm 51
[Verse 1]I’ve wandered far, my hands unclean,My heart a place where sin has been.But mercy runs where shame once ruled,And love restores what I undo.
[Pre-Chorus]You don’t desire a lifeless song—You want a heart that's broken, strong.So here I am, no mask, no pride,Just ashes where I used to hide.
[Chorus]Create in me a heart that’s true,Wash me clean and make me new.Don’t cast me from Your holy face,Oh God, restore my soul with grace.Take not Your Spirit from within,Let joy arise where I have sinned.
[Verse 2]I know my wrong, it haunts my nights,Yet You delight in truth and light.So break me, shape me, through the fire—Till all I breathe is Your desire.
[Verse 3]These bones You crushed now dance again,With songs of hope where grief had been.My soul will teach the lost Your ways—A witness born from mercy’s blaze.
[Bridge]Open lips that once were sealed,Let praises rise where wounds are healed.Use this life that grace has mended,A living song—Your love extended.
[Final Chorus]Create in me a heart that’s true,Wash me clean and make me new.Let every scar become a signThat mercy meets the worst in mine.Oh God of grace, I won’t pretend—You love a heart that won’t defend.
