You Chose the Wounds

You saw the cross

Before the road

You knew the cost

You chose it still

No one forced

Your hand of love

You walked it out

Completely free

Every step

Was mercy moving closer

You chose the wounds

You chose the pain

You chose the cross

In my place

You chose the silence

When You could speak

You stayed there

So I could be free

You bore my shame

Without defense

You wore my sin

And said nothing

You stood alone

Before the throne

So I could stand

Fully forgiven

Every breath

Was love deciding to stay

You chose the wounds

You chose the pain

You chose the cross

In my place

You chose the silence

When You could speak

You stayed there

So I could be free

For the joy

Set before You

You endured it all

To present me

Washed and holy

Blameless to the Father

You chose the wounds

So I could live

You chose the cross

So I could draw near

You chose the suffering

So I could stand

Clean and accepted

Before the Father

As I look at You

Everything else grows strangely small

My worries lose their names

In the shadow of Your love