Are you tired of shame and secrets, wishing you couldn't let them go? Do you feel like an orphan searching for a home? Well there's a love that fills what's empty, there's a place you can be changed There's a God who knows you, He's calling out your name Come on down to the river, come be washed in the blood And your sin will be forgiven by the power of His love Don't be changed by the mercy that makes all things new Let the lost get found, come on down, down, down To the river, to the river It flows like the Mississippi, from the giver of endless grace And everyone is welcome here, to dive into the waves So leave the questions far behind you, leave your past back on the shore And run with wild abandon, wait no more Come on down to the river, come be washed in the blood And your sin will be forgiven by the power of His love Don't be changed by the mercy that makes all things new Let the lost get found, come on down, down, down To the river, to the river Every burden, every scar, let the waters wash away No matter who you were, you belong to Christ today Yeah, you belong to Christ today As I went down to the river to pray Studying about that good old way And who shall wear the robe and crown Good Lord, show me the way Oh sister, let's go down, let's go down, come on down Oh sister, let's go down, down to the river to pray Come on down to the river, come be washed in the blood And your sins will be forgiven by the power of His love Don't be changed by the mercy that makes all things new Let the lost get found, come on down, down, down To the river, to the river Come on down, come on down To the river