He Took My Place

Lyrics

[Movement 1 – Voice One]
When I failed, I blamed another,
Hid my fault behind their wrong;
Counted every debt against me,
Kept the record far too long.
I have judged and I have punished,
Trying to defend my name;
But beneath my accusation,
I was hiding from my shame.

[Movement 2 – Voice Two]
When the blame came back upon me,
I became my own accuser;
Every failure brought a sentence,
Every memory cried, “Guilty.”
I believed condemning myself
Might atone for what I’d done;
But no punishment I carried
Could remove a single sin.

[Refrain – Together]
He took my place,
He bore my sin;
The judgment due
Was laid on Him.
The debt was mine,
The wounds were His;
He took my place—
This is love.

[Movement 3 – Alternating Voices]
You were not a helpless victim,
No one took Your life from You;
You embraced the cup before You,
Freely gave Your life for us.
At the cross, Your love and justice
Met in perfect holiness;
Mercy did not hide the judgment—
You bore it in our place.

[Movement 4 – Alternating, Then Together]
Now I bring my sin before You,
I won’t hide it or excuse it;
I confess and turn toward You,
Trusting what Your blood has done.
I release the wrongs of others
To Your justice, not my own;
I will walk in truth and mercy,
Leaving vengeance in Your hands.

[Final Refrain – Harmony]
He took our place,
He bore our sin;
The judgment due
Was laid on Him.
The debt was ours,
The wounds were His;
He took our place—

[Ending – Unaccompanied]
This is love.