Defiendeme

Defend me

Defiendeme

Today I have come to confess with my lipsHoy he venido a confesar con mis labios
That I don't deserve everything you've given meQue no merezco todo lo que me has dado
That I don't deserve to continue being your sonQue no merezco seguir siendo hijo tuyo
That my knees have remained in prideQue mis rodillas se han quedado en orgullo
And arrogance has ended in tearsY la arrogancia se ha acabado llorando

Today I've come so you can judge my lifeHoy he venido pa' que juzgues mi vida
I am guilty and the pain hurts meYo soy culpable y el dolor me lastima
I was the one who opened the windows to the worldYo fui el que abrió las ventanas al mundo
I was the one who strayed from your pathYo fui el que me alejé del camino tuyo
I have sinned and I have hurt myselfYo he pecado y me he hecho a mí mismo una herida

And I came because someone told me about itY he venido por que alguien me comentó
And he told me there was a lawyer between you and meY me dijo que había un abogado entre tú y yo
He would defend himself bloodily against any accusationQue defendía con sangre cualquier acusación
And with that hope I have come before youY con esa esperanza yo he venido ante ti

And now I invoke the name of that mediatorY ahora invoco el nombre de ese mediador
Let him defend my cause and plead my case before youQue defienda mi causa y me abogue ante ti
Let him say that I sinned but I have already repentedQue diga que pequé pero ya me arrepentí
And through him you can give me forgivenessY por medio de él me puedas dar el perdón

It was a moment of weaknessQue fue un momento de debilidad
I am a Christian, but ultimately, I am fleshSoy cristiano pero carne al final
And there was something in me that didn't want to do itY hubo algo en mí que no lo quería hacer
But sin had more powerPero el pecado tuvo más poder
Temptation simply overcame meLa tentación me dominó sin más
I wanted to react, but what was the point?Quise reaccionar pero ya pa' qué
The devil tricked me into falling into his trapEl diablo en su trampa me hizo me caer
And maybe I wanted to go backY tal vez yo quise volver atrás
But I want another chancePero yo quiero otra oportunidad
Defend me, Jesus of NazarethDefiendeme Jesús de Nazareth

Defend me, defend me LordDefiendeme, defiendeme Señor
Remember this sinful manAcuérdate de este hombre pecador
BisBis

Today I've come to settle accounts with youHoy he venido a arreglar cuentas contigo
I behaved badly and I deserve your punishmentMe porté mal y merezco tu castigo
I know very well that I deserve this disciplineSe muy bien que merezco esta disciplina
Like a good father when he punishes his sonComo el buen padre cuando a su hijo castiga
But let me continue on your pathsPero déjame seguir en tus caminos

Turn back your anger, Lord of heavenVuelve tu ira, Señor de los cielos
You are my God who are eternally goodTú eres mi Dios que eternamente eres bueno
Give me your hand to keep goingDame tu mano pa' seguir adelante
Send your spirit to embrace meManda a tu espíritu para que me abrace
Because I cannot live without your presencePorque vivir sin tu presencia no puedo

And perhaps I wanted to hide that sinY tal vez quise ocultar el pecado aquel
And my conscience wouldn't even let me eatY la conciencia no me dejaba ni comer
He wanted to destroy my soul on a piece of paperQuiso destruirse mi alma en un pedazo de papel
And today I want to confess it, that's why I'm hereY hoy quiero confesarlo, por eso estoy aquí

Today I invoke you, Jesus of NazarethHoy te invoco Jesús de Nazareth
Because I read in the Bible that you died for mePor que leí en la Biblia que moriste por mí
Please tell the Father to have mercy on mePor favor dile al Padre que se apiade de mí
And I cleansed my life like that leperY me limpie la vida como al leproso aquél
I've even stopped cryingQue ya hasta el llanto se me terminó
I consciously made a mistakeConscientemente cometí un error
I don't intend to let him down againQue no le pienso volver a fallar
Tell him I've already paid dearly for my mistakeDile que ya pagué caro mi error
I want to get back upQue me quiero volver a levantar

Tell him I've already looked and there's no placeDile que ya he buscado y no hay lugar
In which I can surely beEn el que yo seguro pueda estar
That under that shelter of my GodQue bajo aquél abrigo de mi Dios
Speak for me before the Father, LordHabla por mí ante el Padre Señor
Because you are my special lawyerPor que tú eres mi abogado especial

Defend me, defend me LordDefiendeme, defiendeme Señor
Remember this sinful manAcuérdate de este hombre pecador