Instead (2 Cor. 5:21; 1 Peter 3:18)
You took the form of a slave-bound man (Phil. 2:7)
Held our children in your gentle hands (Mark 10:16)
You came to us (Luke 2:11)
Opened the eyes of a blind-born man (John 9:6-7)
Touched our lepers and removed their ban (Matthew 8:3-4)
You walked with us (Luke 24:15)
And changed our hearts (Luke 24:32)
You took
all our sin and shame (1 Peter 2:24)
Removed
every ounce of blame (Psalm 103:12)
And gave us
new life in your name (John 1:12, Eph. 2:5)
When we
should have bled (Rom 3:10-12)
You gave us
your life instead (Isaiah 53:5)
You knew the heart and soul of every man (John 2:24-25)
And still you chose to come and be our Lamb (John 1:29, Isaiah
53:7)
And bear our pain (Isaiah 53:4)
Dead in sin our hearts were paralyzed (Eph. 2:1)
Couldn’t change them even if we tried (Romans 8:7-8, Ps.
51:5)
And there we remained (Eph. 2:3, Gal 3:22)
until you came (Eph. 2:4-5)
And took
all our sin and shame
Removed
every ounce of blame
And gave us
new life in your name
When we
should have bled
You gave us
your life instead
Bridge:
Well
you bled and you bled (Luke 22:44, John 19:34)
And
that blood washed the guilt from our head (Heb. 9:14)
And
you made us clean (Isaiah 1:18)
You
came when it wasn’t too late (Romans 5:6)
And
you paid for our hate (1 Timothy 2:5-6; Gal. 3:13)
And
you set us free (Hebrews 9:15, John 8:36)
You took
all our sin and shame
Removed
every ounce of blame
And gave us
new life in your name
When we
should have bled
You gave us
your life instead
Music and lyrics by Shawn Newby © 2010
