I was an onion before Christ set me free
Layers upon layers of iniquity
An ugly old onion whose fragrance was strong
That my Jesus bought and loved all along
Unknown to me what He was going to do
Of what he was planning, I had not a clue
Pulling each layer off one by one
In order to make me more like Jesus the son
The first layer wasn't so bad
I saw all the sins that I knew I had
They were easy to fix, just change the way I talk
And learn to more of how He wanted me to walk
Reading His word, and learning again
How to put aside my life of sin
But the next layer was pulled which hurt more
He was getting closer to the core
Unknown what he would find there
I simply gave it to Him prayer
As another layer was removed, he started to cry
Pulling this layer brought pain to my Father on high
And I was crying over the sadness I felt
The brokenness and all of the guilt
Past memories that I thought were gone
But they were buried under layers disguised in a fragrance so strong
As onions peel more and more
And they put tears in our eyes as we get close to the core
So my Father wept over my pain
Giving me a balm of comfort and strength to sustain
"NO MORE LAYERS" I would scream
As He continued to peel them off of me
I'll have nothing left my Lord, what will I do
I'll be nothing but a worthless core to you
But He just said "Trust Me" and continued to peel
I was sure he was blinded to my pain that was so real
Year after year I shrunk more and more
Until all that was left of this onion was a core
It was then that I began to understand
As the Lord embraced me in His loving hand
He said, now and only now can you be
The creation that will minister before me
Clothed with the righteousness only from above
Gone are your layers of self so you can be filled with my love
He took my layers of sin, hurt and pain
And clothed me with love, truth and mercy in His name
Yes, we are all onions, learning with each day
How to over come as each layer is taken away
Some layers tear and pull at your heart
While others grieve us to our innermost part
But we are nothing but an ugly onion without Christ
Layers upon layers of pride, sin and strife
Only God can take those layers away
And clothe us with His righteouness in that final day.
