Free At Last by DC Talk
Free At Last by DC Talk

Free At Last

DC Talk * Track #8 On Free at Last

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Free At Last by DC Talk

Release Date
Wed Nov 18 1992
Performed by
DC Talk
Produced by
TobyMac & Joe Hogue
Writed by
TobyMac & Joe Hogue
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Free at Last’s titular track encapsulates all of the album’s themes—and everything in DC Talk’s mission statement, if they had one—into one song. Everything from TobyMac’s rap and Michael Tait’s Southern gospel music background to Kevin Max‘ rock roots and the trio’s genre-blending and use of Black...

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Free At Last Lyrics

[Interlude: Preacher & Congregation]
Young people
Welcome to the Close Cover Before Striking School of Heavy Machinery and Ministry tonight
Won't you please turn in your hymnals to page 333?
Sister Mildred, we're gonna play "Free at Last"
Free at last, thank God Almighty
Free at last, free at last
I thank God I'm free at last
Free at last, free at last
I thank God I'm free at last

[Intro: Veronica Petrucci]
(Have you heard?)
(Listen carefully)
(I can't stop)
(Yeah)
Ooh-ooh-ooh ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah, oh-oh-oh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, oh, oh, yeah, yeah, oh-oh-oh
Oh oh, oh, yeah, yeah, ooh-ooh
Thank You, Lord, oh-oh-oh

[Chorus: Choir]
Free, free, I'm free at last
I thank God Almighty I'm free at last
Free, free, I'm free at last
I thank God Almighty I'm free

[Post-Chorus: Choir, Michael Tait & Kevin Max]
'Cause I'm free, free, free at last
And I'm free, free from my past
And I'm free, free, free from sin
And I'm free, free, and I ain't goin' back again
Thank God I'm free

[Verse 1: TobyMac, TobyMac & Choir, TobyMac & Veronica Petrucci]
Shackles had me down but He gave me a new sound
So reclaim my name from the lost and found
Ya see, somethin's got me jumpin' and I think it's the way (Uh)
That He can take a hard man and turn him into soft clay
Out of the darkness (Ooh), the Father has sparked this (Ooh) (Uh)
The Spirit's alive (Ooh) while the flesh is a carcass (Ooh)
If you're seriously (Ooh) curious about my past (Ooh)
Well, I once was lost (Ooh) but I'm free at last (Ooh)

[Chorus: Choir]
Free, free, I'm free at last
I thank God Almighty I'm free at last
Free, free, I'm free at last
I thank God Almighty I'm free

[Post-Chorus: Choir, Michael Tait & Kevin Max]
'Cause I'm free, free (Ooh), free at last (Uh)
And I'm free, free from my past
And I'm free, free, free from sin (Uh)
Free, free, and I ain't goin' back again
Thank God I'm free

[Verse 2: TobyMac, TobyMac & Choir, Veronica Petrucci, TobyMac & Veronica Petrucci]
Oppression was in session and my life was the term (Uh)
But when I heard about the Word, I was willin' to learn
About a flavor I could savor and a brighter tomorrow (Uh)
'Cause this could never be endeavored by a wish on a star
The Father first receives us (Ooh), the Truth then frees us (Ooh) (Jesus)
Forgiven, now I'm livin' (Ooh) like a man full of Jesus (Ooh) (Oh)
It was Hell until I fell (Ooh) upon my knees and prayed (Ooh)
But now the yoke that I was totin' (Ooh) has been taken away (Ooh) (Aw, yeah, oh)

[Chorus: Choir]
Free, free, I'm free at last
I thank God Almighty I'm free at last
Free, free, I'm free at last
I thank God Almighty I'm free

[Post-Chorus: Choir, Kevin Max & Michael Tait]
'Cause I'm free, free, free at last
Free from my past
Free, free from sin
And I'm free, free
I'm down on my knees when my life passed me by
And I ain't goin', ain't goin' back again
Thank God I'm free

[Break: Choir]
F-R to the E-E
L-A to the S-T

[Bridge: TobyMac, TobyMac & Veronica Petrucci]
Out of the darkness, the Father has sparked this (Huh)
The Spirit's alive while the flesh is a carcass
If you're seriously curious about my past
Well, I was once lost but I'm free at last (Huh)

[Breakdown: Choir]
I'm here to tell ya what He did for me and
I'm here to tell ya that He set me free and
I know that He can do the same for you too
He did it, I'm wit' it, so come and get it
Be free at last

[Chorus: Choir & Veronica Petrucci]
Free, free, I'm free at last (Oh, free)
I thank God Almighty I'm free at last (Hallelujah)
Free, free, I'm free at last
I thank God Almighty I'm free (Thank You, Lord)
Free, free, I'm free at last (Oh-oh-oh)
I thank God Almighty I'm free at last (Yeah)
Free, free, I'm free at last
I thank God Almighty I'm free

[Segue: Martin Luther King Jr.]
…when all of God's children—Black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics—will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual…

[Chorus: Choir, Veronica Petrucci & Kevin Max]
Free, free, I'm free at last (Oh) (Ho-oh-oh oh-oh)
I thank God Almighty I'm free at last (Yeah)
Free, free, I'm free at last (I'm free)
I thank God Almighty I'm free (I'm free)

[Post-Chorus: Choir, Michael Tait, Kevin Max & Veronica Petrucci]
'Cause I'm free, free, free at last
Yeah, free (Free at last)
'Cause I'm free, free, I'm free, I'm free, I'm free, I'm free
Yeah, free
Down on my knees when my life passed me by (Hallelujah)
And I ain't goin', ain't goin' back again (Ooh oh-oh-oh ooh)
Thank God I'm free

[Outro: Martin Luther King Jr.]
"Free at last, free at last
Thank God Almighty, we are free at last"

Free At Last Q&A

Who wrote Free At Last's ?

Free At Last was written by TobyMac & Joe Hogue.

Who produced Free At Last's ?

Free At Last was produced by TobyMac & Joe Hogue.

When did DC Talk release Free At Last?

DC Talk released Free At Last on Wed Nov 18 1992.

Notable Performances

While there is a live video-less version of “Free at Last” on the 2021 concert album Free at Last (Live), “Free at Last” was performed live on The Arsenio Hall Show in 1993.

Different sources claim the late-night show performance aired on January 18 while others claim January 19.

Part of a concert...

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