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Who I Was
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Sep 2, 2026 updated
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Josiah Queen's song reflects on the insufficiency of worldly wealth and love compared to the grace and redemption found through Jesus' sacrifice on the cross. The lyrics emphasize that no amount of money or human affection can cleanse sin or bring true peace, but the blood shed at Calvary offers forgiveness and transformation. The repeated refrain underscores a personal change: 'Who I am ain't who I was,' celebrating new identity in Christ. The song points to the cross as the source of grace, love, and hope, and highlights the freedom from spiritual debt through Jesus' nail-scarred hands.
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All the money in the world couldn't buy me grace
Like your blood bought it for me on that day
I've searched the world and all its gold
But it never gave peace to my soul
I found grace and I found love
I found hope on a wooden cross
By your pain and by your blood
Who I am ain't who I was
All the love in the world couldn't pay my sins
Like a blood-stained cross on Calvary did
I was chained down, weighed down in my debt
But I found the key in nail-scarred hands
I found grace and I found love
I found hope on a wooden cross
And by your pain and by your blood
Who I am ain't who I was
I found grace and I found love
I found hope on a wooden cross
By your pain and by your blood
Who I am ain't who I was
All the money in the world couldn't buy me grace
Like your blood bought it for me on that day