"XI Crucifixion: Jesus Is Nailed To The Cross (A Poem)" lyrics
The Worship Initiative Lyrics
See, as they strip the robe from off his back
And spread his arms and nail them to the cross
The dark nails pierce him and the sky turns black
And love is firmly fastened onto loss
But here a pure change happens on this tree
Loss becomes a gain, death opens into birth
Here wounding heals and fastening makes free
Earth breathes in heaven, heaven roots in earth
And here we see the length, the breadth, the height
Where love and hatred meet and love stays true
Where sin meets grace and darkness turns to light
We see what love can bear and be and do
And here our savior calls us to his side
His love is free, his arms are open wide
And spread his arms and nail them to the cross
The dark nails pierce him and the sky turns black
And love is firmly fastened onto loss
But here a pure change happens on this tree
Loss becomes a gain, death opens into birth
Here wounding heals and fastening makes free
Earth breathes in heaven, heaven roots in earth
And here we see the length, the breadth, the height
Where love and hatred meet and love stays true
Where sin meets grace and darkness turns to light
We see what love can bear and be and do
And here our savior calls us to his side
His love is free, his arms are open wide
