Found Before I Was Lost

[Verse 1]

The story that they told me

Started in the mud

A runaway, a rebel

Bad blood in my blood

But there's an older story

Written in a different ink

Where I was home before I wandered

Loved before I learned to sin

[Pre-Chorus]

The Father never lost the picture

even when I lost the plot

[Chorus]

I was found before I was lost

Held before I fell

Known before I forgot my name

In that far country where I fell

The searching was never His, it was mine

He was never far away

I was found before I was lost

And found is where I'll stay

[Verse 2]

He didn't wait on the veranda

Rehearsing his rebuke

He ran the road each morning

Just to catch an early look

And when I finally turned my shadow

Toward the light of home

His robe was already flying

He'd never let me go alone

[Bridge / Prayer]

Father, some of us have lived like orphans for years

Tonight we come to ourselves, we remember

The ring was never pawned, the robe was never burned

Thank you for running the road

[Coda]

The ring was never pawned

The robe was never burned

The table stayed set for the son's return

Found is where I'll stay

Found is where I've always been

Found is where I'll stay

Found is where I've always been

[Outro]

And the One who found me

He didn't visit my life

He moved in, skin and glory

Text origin

21st century

Melody origin

21st century

Recording

2026

Original language

English

Performed language

English

Musical form

Gospel