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Broken Things
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Jul 10, 2026 updated
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Matthew West's song 'Grace Is a Kingdom' reflects on the overwhelming nature of God's grace, which welcomes even those who feel unworthy. The lyrics describe a person who hesitates at the gate of grace due to past mistakes, but hears a whisper reminding them that God uses broken people. The song draws on the biblical theme of the first being last and the last receiving a crown, emphasizing that God chooses the humble and weak. It invites listeners to come as they are, trusting that grace is a kingdom with open gates and a seat at the table for everyone.
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If grace was a kingdom
I stopped at the gate
Thinking I don't deserve to pass through after all the mistakes that I've made
Oh but I heard a whisper
As Heaven bent down
Said, "Child, don't you know that the first will be last and the last get a crown"
Now I'm just a beggar in the presence of a King
I wish I could bring so much more
But if it's true You use broken things
Then here I am Lord, I'm all Yours
The pages of history they tell me it's true
That it's never the perfect; it's always the ones with the scars that You use
It's the rebels and the prodigals; it's the humble and the weak
All the misfit heroes You chose
Tell me there's hope for sinners like me
Now I'm just a beggar in the presence of a King
I wish I could bring so much more
But if it's true You use broken things
Then here I am Lord, I'm all Yours
Grace is a kingdom
With gates open wide
There's a seat at the table just waiting for you
So, come on inside