Song Description
Song Title: Where the River Washes Clean
Artist Concept: Anonymous Southern Baptist Choir & Lead Vocalist
Vocal Style: Styled after Aretha Franklin meets The Mississippi Mass Choir
Genre: Southern Soulful Baptist Gospel
Theme: Redemption and renewal through baptism, symbolized by the mighty cleansing river
Written by: Ronald Hudkins
Produced by: Hudkins Publishing
Platform: Songer AI Studio Vocals & Musicians
About the Song:
Where the River Washes Clean begins as a quiet testimony and grows into a sweeping gospel celebration. The lyrics draw on baptism imagery, where every sin, weight, and sorrow is surrendered to the waters of grace. As the choir joins in, the song rises into an anthem of renewal, washing away the past and leaving only joy, freedom, and faith.
Why It Matters:
This song reminds listeners of the timeless promise of baptism and redemption. In a world where guilt and burdens weigh heavy, it offers the cleansing image of a river that never stops flowing. It’s a message of hope, healing, and restoration that transcends personal struggle—reminding us that in God’s mercy, everything can be made new.
Song Lyrics Where the River Washes Clean
I was weary, I was broken, carrying my shame,
I heard the Savior whisper, He was calling out my name.
With trembling hands and a wounded soul, I stepped into the stream,
And I laid it all down where the river washes clean.
I laid it all down where the river washes clean,
Every sin, every burden, every secret in between.
Now I rise forgiven, clothed in grace unseen,
‘Cause I laid it all down where the river washes clean.
That water turned to mercy, my sorrow turned to song,
The chains that once enslaved me, now forever gone.
A flood of holy healing swept away the past I’d seen,
When I laid it all down where the river washes clean.
There’s power in the water!
Yes, Lord, it sets us free!
There’s mercy in the river!
Yes, Lord, it covers me!
I laid it all down where the river washes clean,
Grace like a fountain, love’s eternal stream.
From the valley to the mountain, His mercy will redeem,
I laid it all down where the river washes clean.
I laid it all down… where the river washes clean.