Song · Who I Am In Christ

You Have Made Me New

2 Corinthians 5:17; Ezekiel 36:26–27; Romans 6:4–11; Galatians 2:20

Summary

A celebration of new life in Christ, moving beyond an identity defined by past failure. God gives a new heart and His Spirit, raising us with Jesus and teaching us to walk in that new life.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I thought my past would always name me,
That I could never really change;
Every failure seemed to tell me,
“You will always be the same.”
I tried harder to be better,
Still I fell to what I knew;
Then You showed me something greater—
Only You could make me new.

[Chorus]
You have made me new,
The old has passed away;
You have made me new,
Raised with Christ to life again.
A new heart, a new life,
Your Spirit lives in me;
You have made me new—
This is who I am in You.

[Verse 2]
You have washed and made me clean now,
Placed a new heart deep in me;
You have put Your Spirit in me,
Giving life where death had been.
I was buried there with Jesus,
Raised with Him to life anew;
Now it’s Christ who lives within me,
And I live this life in You.

[Chorus]
You have made me new,
The old has passed away;
You have made me new,
Raised with Christ to life again.
A new heart, a new life,
Your Spirit lives in me;
You have made me new—
This is who I am in You.

[Bridge]
Teach me now to walk beside You,
Living from the life You give;
When the old ways call me backward,
By Your Spirit help me live.
Keep renewing heart and mind, Lord,
Let Your truth reshape my view;
I am not the one I once was—
I have been made new in You.

[Final Chorus]
You have made me new,
The old has passed away;
You have made me new,
Raised with Christ to life again.
A new heart, a new life,
Your Spirit lives in me;
You have made me new—
This is who I am in You.

Explore Scripture connections

2 Corinthians 5:17The chorus echoes the new creation: the old has passed away and the new has come in Christ.
Ezekiel 36:26–27; Titus 3:5A new heart, cleansing, and life through the Spirit shape the second verse.
Romans 6:4–11; Galatians 2:20Burial and resurrection with Christ ground the song’s declaration of new life and Christ living within us.
Romans 12:2; Galatians 5:16The bridge asks for renewed thinking and daily dependence on the Spirit.

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