I couldn’t help but wonder what he was thinking
As he stared out the window through the sky.
It seemed he was taking his last look at freedom
From the hopeless, longing look in his eyes.
There were chains on his hands and chains on his feet.
And as I passed him by the thought came to me…
Remember your chains.
Remember the prison that once held you
Before the love of God broke through.
Remember the place you were without grace-
When you see where you are now.
Remember your chains…
And remember your chains are gone!
There’s no one more thankful to sit at the table
Than the one who best remembers hunger’s pain.
And no heart loves greater than the one that is able
To recall the time when all it knew was the shame.
The wings of forgiveness can take us to heights never seen
But the wisest ones, they will never lose sight of where they were set free
Love set them free!
So remember your chains.
Remember the prison that once held you
Before the love of God broke through.
Remember the place you were without grace
When you see where you are now.
Remember your chains…
And remember your chains are gone!
And in the light of all that we’ve been forgiven of
We will find our hearts fuller and freer
To give and receive God’s love.
So remember your chains.
Remember the prison that once held you
Before the love of God broke through.
Remember the place you were without grace
When you see where you are now.
Remember your chains…
Oh, remember your chains…
When you remember your chains…
Remember your chains are gone!
Imagine what your life would be
If Jesus had not set you free.
Remember your chains are gone.
Remember the prison that once held you
Before the love of God broke through.
Remember your chains…
And remember your chains are gone!
-Steven Curtis Chapman
Thinking Out Loud 