EMANCIPATE ME
 
Lyrics by Peter Merz  
Music by Mark E. Ellis
 
Lost in the shadows of the soul
A prisoner and a slave
Surrounded by the cruel taskmasters
The whip cracks, and I run faster
Sin rules my night and days
 
CHORUS
Emancipate me, set me free
From these shackles of sin
Emancipate me, save me, Lord,
From this bondage that’s within
Emancipate me, Lord.
 
The years have not been kind to me
And sin's a heavy yoke
Through tears I’ve seen the devil laughing
I feel like my whole world’s come crashing
As I cling to fading hopes

REPEAT CHORUS (except last 2 lines)
 
BRIDGE
God, I long to taste the free air
To awaken from this nightmare
From my demons and from my ghosts
Emancipate me from all the doors I've closed, Lord.
Break the chains of my captivity
Emancipate me

Repeat chorus
 
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