He Took Our Place

Lyrics

[Verse]
Out on a hill so far away,
An old rugged cross stood there that day.
A crown of thorns pressed on His head,
It should’ve been me, but He went instead.

[Verse 2]
Nails driven deep through His hands and feet,
The weight of sin, a load so steep.
He bore the shame, the stripes, the cost,
Trading His life, so ours weren’t lost.

[Chorus]
He took our place, He bore the pain,
Washed us clean through the pouring rain.
A sinner’s hell was meant for me,
But He opened the gate, and set us free.

[Verse 3]
They mocked His name, but He’d not sway,
His eyes on heaven, He made a way.
For every sinner, lost and bound,
He laid it all, on solid ground.

[Bridge]
The stone rolled back, the tomb was bare,
A sign of hope that He still cares.
Risen to show what love can do,
He gave His all for me, for you.

[Chorus]
He took our place, He bore the pain,
Washed us clean through the pouring rain.
A sinner’s hell was meant for me,
But He opened the gate, and set us free.