I admit I walked too closely to the edge of compromise And I've even crossed the line a time two And I understand how Paul could say Oh God, why do I do the things that I don't wanna do? But I'm still very much a man After your own heart And you alone can win this war Between light and dark So I'm living in the arms of mercy Totally dependent on the grace I don't deserve Living in the arms of mercy Lord, I'm down to next to nothing But I'm dying to be worth Your forgiveness So I'm living in the arms of mercy Someday I will rise above it and I'll soar on wings of faith Till I fly to where my spirit wants to go And although it seems so far away from where I am From day to day your peace is in my soul For now I'm still a traveler On this journey to your will So let me take my refuge here Where hope is sacred still So I'm living in the arms of mercy Totally dependent on the grace I don't deserve Living in the arms of mercy Lord, I'm down to next to nothing But I'm dying to be worth Your forgiveness So I'm living in the arms of mercy I can't imagine me without The peace and love you give And I don't wanna leave the place Where I can freely live Living in the arms of mercy Totally dependent on the grace I don't deserve Living in the arms of mercy Lord, I'm down to next to nothing But I'm dying to be worth Your forgiveness So I'm living in the arms of mercy Living in the arms of mercy Totally dependent on the grace I don't deserve Living in the arms of mercy Lord, I'm down to next to nothing But I'm dying to be worth Your forgiveness So I'm living in the arms of mercy, mercy, mercy