Crown of Thorns

I stand before the cross of Christ 

Knowing that I nailed Him there

It is my sins that hold Him there 

He stays up there to pardon me 

And I know without a doubt 

I could never pay that price 

He looks down with love 

And I know He did this for me 

And it pierces me to the heart 

Because what did I ever do for Him? 

As tears run down my face 

And the guilt within builds up 

I hear the words I don’t deserve

Coming from my master's lips

“Father, forgive them for they 

Know not what they do” 

And a sob builds deep inside 

Because I know what I did 

But I can never know all I did 

And how many sins held Him there 

But I know one thing for certain 

Love held him there 

And in His dying words 

He forgave me from that cross 

And I don’t have to live in shame 

Baring a burden I cannot hold 

For He took it all with him 

To the cross on that hill

 And let it die with him 

And when He rose again 

That sin had no hold over me 

And I was free to live forevermore 

And as I stand before his throne

I give Him a crown of thorns 

He gives me a crown of life