'Twas a life filled with aimless desperation
Without hope walked the shell of a man;
Then a hand with a nail print stretched downward,
Just one touch then a new life began.
Refrain:
And the old rugged cross made the difference
In a life bound for heartache and defeat;
I will praise Him forever and ever
For the cross made the difference for me.
Barren walls echoed harshness and anger
Little faces ran in terror to hide;
Now those walls ring with love, warmth and laughter,
Since the giver of life moved inside.
There's a room filled with sad, ashen faces
Without hope death has wrapped them in gloom;
But at the side of a saint there's rejoicing,
For life can't be sealed in a tomb.
Philippians 2:8 (The Holy Bible, King James Version)
"Being found in fashion as a man, [Christ Jesus] humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death on the cross."
Galatians 6:14 (New American Standard Bible)
"May it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ."
