From the Start

From the Start Youtube https://youtu.be/UN5APaD8uic Lyrics, Music and Vocals - Bruce Jenkins #gospelmusic #gospelmusicians #gospelmusician #worshipfortheking #worshiptheking #worshipmusic #brucejenkins Verse 1 Before there was breath in this body of clay Before there was light to behold Before I had wandered so far from His way Before I was young, before I was old He saw me then, though I could not see A purpose my heart could not know In silence He wrote what my life would be Before I had somewhere to go Pre-Chorus It wasn’t chance, it wasn’t fate It was the hand of God that sealed my place Chorus Before I was born, He knew me by name Called me by mercy, not by my shame Set me apart, though I feel alone Marked for a purpose that Heaven has shown I’m not here by chance, I’m not unknown God had a plan for me before I was grown Through every valley and every scar— I was His calling from the start Verse 2 It didn’t begin when I answered the call Or knelt down to an old rugged cross It didn’t start when I gave Him my all Or counted this whole world as loss No, long before I could choose Him at all He had already chosen me Through every rise and wherever I fall His purpose is still what I’ll be Pre-Chorus Not by my strength, not what I’ve done But by His will, the Holy One Chorus Before I was born, He knew me by name Called me by mercy, not by my shame Set me apart, though I feel alone Marked for a purpose that Heaven has shown I’m not here by chance, I’m not unknown God had a plan for me before I was grown Through every valley and every scar— I was His calling from the start Bridge (Quartet build — let the bass shine ) (Bass) He knew me… He knew me… before my first cry (Lead / Tenor) He called me… He called me… His plan was alive (All) Set apart, though the road feels long Even in silence, I still belong (Big lift) Before the world ever knew my face I was held in amazing grace Final Chorus (bigger, key change up 1) Before I was born, He knew me by name Called me by mercy, not by my shame Set me apart—yes, even through pain God’s holy purpose will always remain I’m not here by chance, I’m not unknown God had a plan for me before I was grown Through every valley and every scar— I was His calling from the start My God knew me and loved me from the start