"You Waited" lyrics

"You Waited"

You came out of your way
You sat down to speak to me
What amazing grace
That you've shown, so patiently

And You, waited for me
Just for me
For me

You called out my name
Knew my past, covered my shame
This amazing grace
You've shown, so patiently
You've shown, so patiently

And You, You waited for me, just for me
You waited for me, just for me

Where would I be? If You left me God
Where would I be? If You left me God
Where would I be? If You left me God
Where would I be? If You left me God

You waited, waited
You waited, waited
You waited, waited
You waited, waited

...

What amazing grace
That you've shown, so patiently
You've shown, so patiently

And You, You waited for me, just for me
You, You waited for me, just for me


Writer(s): Travis Greene
Travis Greene said about the meaning of 'You Waited', "Jesus is patient with all of us. We are like children as we come to him, often wandering while on our way. By the grace of God we make our ways to him – and he is incredibly patient in that process."
According to Travis Green's interview with Erica Campbell for GetUp on 05/15/2001, this song was inspired by the story of the woman at the well described in John 4:1-40 in the Bible.
This son topped the US Gospel chart in 2017.