No Longer Chained

He stepped into the house and laid his armor on the floor Hugged his wife and kids and said, "I'm home." Enduring more today than he ever had before And now, his confidence was gone. You see, a Roman soldier's might was based Upon his strength of will He could not imagine any other way But so defeated by the sense of longing he could feel He said, today I just had to get away; then he said. . . I was chained to a prisoner And he gave his testimony How he was changed there in a moment On some long Damascus road But I rejected what he offered And said, "I'll never serve another" I'll just get another soldier, so I can go back home No longer chained The sun rose and he left to face his duties once again He chained himself there to the preacher man He sat down, and he wondered if this day would ever end To make it through was his only plan A gentle voice described the saving blood upon the cross And how an empty grave would give him hope The shackles would remind him of the bondage sin had caused And what he couldn't wait to tell when he got home; he said. . . I was chained to a prisoner And he gave his testimony How he was changed there in a moment On some long Damascus road But this time I felt the wonder In his eyes I saw the Savior So I cried out to the Master, and now my sins are gone I'm no longer chained Now we won't know the number the apostle Paul has reached Until we hear their stories over there But imagine all the soldiers that have ever heard him preach And what they might have gone on home from work to share And they said. . . I was chained to a prisoner And he gave his testimony How he was changed there in a moment On some long Damascus road But this time I felt the wonder In his eyes I saw the Savior So I cried out to the Master, and now my sins are gone I'm no longer chained