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Nail-Scarred and Heaven-Torn
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A plainspoken country-gospel confession that refuses to make Calvary cheap: the Father did not spare His Son, love wore thorns and scars, and the cross now calls every believer to a whole-life response. It is a song about costly grace and the daily surrender it creates.
"But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."
A song for the road you're on.
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Nail-Scarred and Heaven-Torn Dirt Road Gospel Music DirtRoadGospelMusic.com [Verse 1] He did not spare His only Son No ram was in the thicket this time Gave up the throne to bear the weight Of every debt that wasn't His, but mine [Chorus] Nail-scarred and heaven-torn That's the cost of love Love wasn't cheap, love wasn't safe A body broken, a crown of thorns Nail-scarred and heaven-torn That's the cost of love [Verse 2] Twelve men left it all on the shore Counted the cost before they'd count the cheer Some met a cross, some met a sword Proved greater love has no one, then disappeared [Chorus] Nail-scarred and heaven-torn That's the cost of love Love wasn't cheap, love wasn't safe A body broken, a crown of thorns Nail-scarred and heaven-torn That's the cost of love [Bridge] So what does it cost me now To lay this living sacrifice down Every day I die again Every day I'm found So let it cost me everything Let it cost me all I am No half-hearted offering Just a broken, empty hand [Final Chorus] Nail-scarred and heaven-torn That's the cost of love Love wasn't cheap, love wasn't safe A body broken, a crown of thorns And now it costs me too Every day reborn Nail-scarred and heaven-torn That's the cost of love [Outro] He did not spare His only Son He did not spare His only Son So I won't spare mine Nail-scarred and heaven-torn Nail-scarred and heaven-torn