I Wanted To Be Like Mary…

I Wanted To Be Like Mary

1. I was young and precious with a future bright and clear.

The voice of my sweet Jesus was the one I longed to hear.

But I let the world around me drown out His call.

So it wasn’t long before I hid my faith and began to fall… But…

Cho.

I wanted to be like Mary, the mother of my Lord.

I wanted to be righteous and follow His every word.

But I became like Mary, the one knelt at His feet.

A past of sin and brokenness that drove me to my knees.

But I wanted to be like Mary…

2. I knelt there in my shame, the whispers loud and mean.

How could someone filthy like me be clean again.

Repentance overwhelmed me as I thought of what I’d done.

I cried and kissed my tears away off the feet of God’s Own Son. Because…

Cho.

3. Forgiveness poured down on me along with never ending love.

He cleansed my soul completely though I had sinned so much.

He told me go in peace and know that you are free.

Oh why would He give this love to a sinner such as me.

I wanted to be like Mary…

4. For all that I’d done wrong, the wicked past I lived.

In spite of everything I gave that was never mine to give.

I hold a special moment that to no one else He gave.

I was first to see Him when He rose up from the Grave!

Cho.

But I’m Mary Magdalene…