Till Confession Opens Wide

Instrumental Intro

Verse 1

I walk in with my failures showing

My soul half-open like a door

You promised mercy deeper still

You promised to restore

My weakness stands so tall some mornings

My faults keep piling near

But You said if I confess it

You would make the heart sincere

Faithful just and true

You wash away the wrong

And make the tired heart new

Chorus

Search me O God

Turn Your light across my spirit

Try me O God

Find the sin I try to hide

Open the wound

Let the poison run uncovered

Lead me down the everlasting way

Where holy mercy is my guide

Search me O God

Till confession opens wide

Verse 2

To confess is just agreeing

To call my sin its name

To admit the guilt You know already

And bow beneath the flame

My prayers can never climb much higher

Than my walking day to day

If I keep my wrong inside me

You will never hear me pray

So I look with honest courage

At the things I tried to keep

I lay them bare before You

Till the hidden heart can sleep

Chorus

Search me O God

Turn Your light across my spirit

Try me O God

Find the sin I try to hide

Open the wound

Let the poison run uncovered

Lead me down the everlasting way

Where holy mercy is my guide

Search me O God

Till confession opens wide

Bridge

Create in me a clean heart

I cannot clean it on my own

Renew a steady spirit

Make Your holiness my home

Erase the face of bitterness

The hatred I have drawn

Till the picture of my Savior

Gets painted on my dawn

Verse 3

There is no healing inward

Till confession breaks the shell

Like a boil that has to open

So the sickness can be quelled

Before I ask for changes

Before I ask for peace

Change my character O Lord

Give my stubborn heart release

Let repentance start with honesty

Let truth begin the turn

For Pharaoh wanted comfort

And he never chose to learn

Final Chorus

Search me O God

Turn Your light across my spirit

Try me O God

Find the sin I try to hide

Open the wound

Let the poison run uncovered

Lead me down the everlasting way

Where holy mercy is my guide

Search me O God

Till confession opens wide

Outro

Cleanse Your temple

Cleanse Your child

Search me O God