locked inside this cell of flesh i sat awaiting an eminent death the fruitful labor of my sin had brought me to what i knew would be my end well i had a debt i couldn t pay you paid a debt you didn t owe you gave your life for me that day so freedom i could know set me free from the chains that bound me to my sin set me free from this life that i ve been livin set me free there has never been a time when your mercy did not find me tangled up in all my sin and then so faithfully unwind me but just before i slipped away you heard me when i called your name there ll never be a day when you won t come and set me free from the chains that bound me to my sin set me free from this life that i ve been livin set me free you are the author and the finisher of the faith in me i know that i trust in you to come and set me free from the chains that bound me to my sin set me free from this life that i ve been livin set me free come and set me free won t you set me free come and set me free