Jamie Lyn MacDonald is an American contemporary Christian singer-songwriter and film music writer originally from Caro, Michigan, and now based in Nashville, Tennessee. MacDonald began her music career independently in 2014 and later gained prominence with the release of her 2025 singles “Desperate” and “Left It in the River”, both of which went on to lead the Billboard Christian Adult Contemporary Airplay chart and enter the top 10 of the Hot Christian Songs chart.
Left It In The River – Jamie MacDonald
Lyrics
I had burdens on my shoulders all my lifeI tried and tried to leave ’em all behindBut freedom’s one thing I could never find
I said a prayer from the banks of a riverGod met me there, showing me something better (mmm-mmm)
My life was changedWhen I stepped into the waterAin’t seen my chainsSince I gave ’em to the FatherHallelujah, I’ve been deliveredWhere is my guilt?Where is my shame?I left it in the river, (river), ohI left it in the river, (river), oh
Now, there’s nothing that can take this joy I’ve foundHe raised me up and I ain’t coming downHe washed me clean and now there ain’t no doubtHe turned it all around
My life was changedWhen I stepped into the waterAin’t seen my chainsSince I gave ’em to the FatherHallelujah, I’ve been deliveredWhere is my guilt?Where is my shame?I left it in the river, (river), ohI left it in the river, (river), oh-oh
I said a prayer from the banks of a riverGod met me there showing me something betterI left my wrongs at the bottom of the riverI said so long, said goodbye forever
My life was changedWhen I stepped into the waterAin’t seen my chainsSince I gave ’em to the FatherHallelujah, I’ve been deliveredWhere is my guilt?Where is my shame?I left it in the river (river), ohI left it in the river, (river), ohI left it in the river, (river), ohI left it in the river, (river), ohI left it in the river
