Don't know when it started but I heard who was to blame  It seems a man named Adam has brought me all this pain  Like my father's before me I was shackled to the past  Tryin' hard to break away gettin' nowhere fast  Then Jesus came and set this captive free now looking back I can see  Broken chains broken chains evidence of freedom and the power of his name  Broken chains broken chains reminders of his mercy and grace I can't explain  Oh yesterday has no hold on me cause I can clearly see broken chains    I don't know how he did it hung there on the cross  He could have simply walked away for him there'd be no loss  But with his eyes upon me he looked right through the pain  Freedom for this prisoner his cross would be my gain  Yes Jesus came and set this captive free now looking back I can see  Broken chains broken chains...    Just think what's gonna happen think how it will feel  When Jesus gets his hands on those old cold rings of steel  Broken chains broken chains...  Yeah I can clearly see broken chains