Heard It Through the Gospel News Vine Verse 1 I used to walk in shadows Trying hard to see Every road I followed Led right back to me Thought the world had answers Written in fine print But the truth was hidden Till the light broke in Pre-Chorus You don’t need a courtroom You don’t need a sign When the Spirit whispers Across the line Chorus I heard it through the Gospel News vine Not from silver, seals, or design I heard it through the Gospel News vine Jesus paid the debt—He made me mine I heard it through the Gospel News vine Grace is free, no dotted line I heard it through the Gospel News vine I’m alive… I’ve been redeemed in time Verse 2 They told me who I was From a paper name Said I owed forever Played the debt man’s game But a voice cried freedom From an empty grave Said, “You’re not their property— You’ve been bought and saved” Pre-Chorus No more chains of fiction No more borrowed breath Truth rolled the stone away From the grip of death Chorus I heard it through the Gospel News vine From a cross on a hill outside of time I heard it through the Gospel News vine Mercy spoke where law declined I heard it through the Gospel News vine Love don’t file, tax, or fine I heard it through the Gospel News vine I was lost… now I’m alive Bridge (spoken / sung low) Not by rumor… Not by hearsay… But by witnesses Who saw the stone rolled away Bridge (sung) They said, “Why seek the living Among the dead?” He rose in power Just like He said Chorus (Lifted / Final) I heard it through the Gospel News vine He conquered sin, the grave, and time I heard it through the Gospel News vine No more fear—this heart is signed I heard it through the Gospel News vine By His blood, not yours or mine I heard it through the Gospel News vine Jesus lives… and so do I Outro Yeah… I didn’t read it in a ledger Didn’t hear it from a lie I heard it through the Gospel News vine And that truth… will never die