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Red Letters

By Crowder

1,647 views Jun 6, 2026 updated

There I was on death row 

Guilty in the first degree 

Son of God hanging on a hill 

Hell was my destiny 


The crowd was shouting crucify 

Could?ve come from these lips of mine 

The dirty shame was killing me 

It would take a miracle to wash me clean 


Then I read the red letters 

And the ground began to shake 

The prison walls started falling 

And I became a free man that day 


Felt like lightning hit my veins 

My dead heart began to beat 

Breath of God filled my lungs 

And the Holy Ghost awakened me 

Yeah, the Holy Ghost awakened me 


When I read the red letters 

And the ground began to shake 

The prison walls started falling 

And I became a free man that day 


For God so loved the whole wide world 

Sent his only Son to die for me 

Arms spread wide for the whole wide world 

His arms spread wide where mine should be 

Jesus changed my destiny 


Thank You, God, for red letters 

When the ground began to shake 

The prison walls started falling 

And I became a free man that day 

The prison walls started falling 

And I am a free man today 

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