well, I woke up
from a perfect dream
to find that the real world
was not anything like
what I thought it should be
I knew instantly
that something was wrong
so wrong

I was a kid
when I started to hide
I smiled when I was hurting
laughed when I wanted to cry
cause I knew that I'd be broken
if I let my heart be open
so I kept it closed
until it froze

but oh, oh, in the arms of Jesus
oh, oh, in the arms of God
I'm known and I'm accepted
I'm loved for who I am
in the arms of Jesus
oh, oh
in the arms of Jesus

when I found love
it was a lonely night
I heard a gentle whisper
that said I'd be all right
he took my tears and sorrow
he took my guilt and shame
he hung it on a cross
and then he washed it all away

while it's so true
that life is never easy
it is good, good, good
so let your lungs breathe deeply

but oh, oh, in the arms of Jesus
oh, oh, in the arms of God
I'm known and I'm accepted
I'm loved for who I am
in the arms of Jesus
oh, oh
in the arms of Jesus