Never Ashamed (Youth Choir Anthem)

Lyrics

Title: Never Ashamed (Youth Choir Anthem)
Scripture: Ezekiel 39:28, Isaiah 45:17

[Intro – Solo]
Yeah, I messed up, but He still called my name.
Now I know I don’t have to live in shame.

[Verse 1 – Solo + Choir Echo]
I was stuck in a place that was not my home, (not my home)
Heart in the streets, but my soul felt wrong. (felt wrong)
Trying to fit in where I didn’t belong,
Posting fake smiles while I bled all along.
But like Israel pulled from the heathen land,
He gathered me up with His own strong hand.
Ezekiel said He left none there behind,
That’s me, He came back and claimed what was His this time.

[Pre-Chorus – Choir]
He gathered me out of that enemy zone,
Put me in a land I can finally call home.
I’m not lost, I’m not alone,
I’m His child, and I’m fully known.

[Chorus – Youth Choir]
I won’t be ashamed, I won’t be confused,
Saved in the Lord, now my life’s been renewed.
Isaiah 45:17, that’s my word,
Everlasting salvation, yeah, you heard.
No more ashamed, no more confounded,
In His love, my soul surrounded.
World without end, that promise stands,
I’m safe in the Lord, in His mighty hands.

[Verse 2 – Youth Problems]
Used to hate my skin, hate my name,
Hate my story, drown in blame.
Thought my past put a lock on me,
Bad choices, bad friends, bad history.
But He broke that shame I was living in,
Showed me Israel still can win.
Said, “Child, you’re mine, I paid that cost,
I gathered you back, you were never lost.”

[Hook – Call & Response]
Leader: For every kid that feels too broken,
Choir: You don’t have to live in shame.
Leader: For every heart with words unspoken,
Choir: He still calls you by your name.
Leader: Saved in the Lord with salvation that stays,
Choir: Shame gotta move, confusion gotta fade.

[Bridge – Spoken Over Soft Choir]
Ezekiel 39:28
“I have gathered them unto their own land,
and have left none of them any more there.”
He didn’t leave me in the places that broke me.
Isaiah 45:17
“But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation:
ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.”
That means this grace don’t run out.

[Vamp – Drive]
Choir: I’m not ashamed, I’m not confused,
Everlasting love, that’s the news.
He brought me out, He brought me in,
I’m standing strong, I was made to win.

[Tag – Unison]
From the block to the altar, my story changed,
Saved in the Lord, I am never ashamed.