He Chose Me Lyrics

I am a tax collector, Zachaeus is my name

I do what my father did, and his father the same

A cheater, and a stealer, a traitor by trade

The lowest of the low I'm afraid

One day I heard the news He was passing by

A man with healing in His touch and mercy in His eyes

I climbed a sycamore to see if it was true

And He said to me, I'm going home with you

He chose me

I can't explain it, do not understand about His grace

Or why He loves me so

But He chose me

Out of all the others. I did not deserve it, could not earn it

Just a sinner up a tree

He chose me

I am a simple beggar, and the world is not kind

to a man with the circumstance of being born blind

Useless and worthless, no future in sight

No hopes, no dreams, just endless night

Well I was begging in the city for I do what I must do

When someone said that Jesus the Messiah was passing through

He raised me to my feet, and with just a little clay

He turned my night into the brightest day

He chose me

I cant' explain it, do not understand about His grace

Or why He loves me so

But He chose me

Out of all the others. I did not deserve it, could not earn it

A beggar waiting helplessly

He chose me

So many nights I've spent in fear of the morning

Failure after failure leaves a life of guilt and shame

Always searching for something to believe in

That's when I heard Him call my name

He called my name

One day they took this Jesus to a place called Calvary

And those same healing hands were nailed to a tree

For a tax man, and a beggar, and a sinner such as I

The lamb of God laid down His life

He chose me

I can't explain it, do not understand about His grace

Or why He loves me so

But He chose me

Along with all the others. I did not deserve it, could not earn it

Just a sinner up a tree,

A beggar waiting helplessly,

Someone like you, and like me

He chose me