He didn’t deserve death
No that should have been me
How did his last breath 
Pave my path to eternity? 

Ohh 
I just don’t know 
How one could kill the author of life
And choose to give a murderer rights
Who roamed free on the streets 
While my king bled for me 

He lived to serve others 
And give hope a new name
How come he had to suffer 
When I’m the one to blame? 

Ohh 
I just don’t know 
How one could kill the author of life
And choose to give a murderer rights
Who roamed free on the streets 
While my king bled for me

Oh the perfect lamb 
Spotless and holy 
The true son of man 
Righteous yet lowly 
Author of life
A written sacrifice 
My precious Jesus Christ 
Yes he is the perfect lamb 
Spotless and holy 
The true son of man 
Righteous yet lowly 
Author of life
A written sacrifice 
Oh he’s my precious Jesus Christ 

He didn’t deserve death
No that should have been me
How did his last breath 
Pave my path to eternity? 

Ohh 
I just don’t know 
How one could kill the author of life
And choose to give a murderer rights
Who roamed free on the streets 
While my king bled for me

Oh I’m grateful for 
the perfect lamb 
Spotless and holy 
The true son of man 
Righteous yet lowly 
Author of life
A written sacrifice 
My precious Jesus Christ 

Oh He is the perfect lamb 
Spotless and holy
The true son of man
Righteous yet lowly 
The author of my life

Author of Life

Bound by the Break

[Verse 1]
I walk through the crowd like a shadow
Nobody sees me, but I see it all
I laugh at the right time, cry when I’m alone
Put on my face, then I fade into stone

[Pre-Chorus]
But there’s a silence that listens deeper
A stillness that doesn’t leave

[Chorus]
Am I known when I’m not showing?
Am I seen when I’m not glowing?
Is there Someone out there
Who can read the thoughts I never speak?
When I’m lost, am I still chosen?
When I break, am I still holding?
I don’t need the world to understand me
I just wanna know…
Am I known?

[Verse 2]
I've prayed without meaning to
Whispered help without a name
And something like peace found its way in
But I don’t know who to blame

[Pre-Chorus]
Is it love or just illusion?
Is it You behind the scenes?

[Chorus]
Am I known when I’m not showing?
Am I seen when I’m not glowing?
Is there Someone out there
Who can read the thoughts I never speak?
When I’m lost, am I still chosen?
When I break, am I still holding?
I don’t need the world to understand me
I just wanna know…
Am I known?

[Bridge – soft, intimate]
I don’t need a sign in the sky
Just a reason to believe
That maybe I was never
Invisible to You… to me

[Final Chorus – lifted, emotional]
Am I known when I’m not showing?
Am I loved without performing?
Is there Someone out there
Still singing over every hidden piece?
When I’m lost, am I still chosen?
When I fall, am I still golden?
I don’t need to have all the answers
I just wanna know…
Am I known?

Here and Now

Luther Vandross

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