Scripture Verse

Dogs have compassed me: the assembly of the wicked have enclosed me: they pierced my hands and my feet. Psalm 22:16

Introduction

Words & Mu­sic: Will O. Jones, 1921 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Will O. Jones

Lyrics

The hands that were nailed on the cross for me,
Were pierced that my soul might His glo­ry see,
That gave me my sight to behold His face.
That ransom my soul and bestow His grace.

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The hands that were pierced for me,
Were pierced that my Lord might see,
Redemption complete at my dear Sav­ior’s feet,
Those hands they were pierced for me.

The pain that my Sav­ior once bore for me
Provided atonement and love so free,
So matchless the grace when my Sav­ior died,
It gave me the rest of the justified.

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The emblem of shame on the cruel tree
When Je­sus the Lord died for you and me,
Delivered my soul from its guilt and shame.
His hands were pierced for me, O praise His name.

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Not only His hands and His feet and side
Were pierced, but His heart gave a crimson tide,
So lovingly Je­sus gave life to me,
When He was nailed on Golgotha’s tree.

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