Paid By Love

[Verse] I thought my hands could build the stair To reach the light beyond the air I counted every good thing done And still I could not face the sun I wore my smile, I hid my shame I tried to clean my guilty name But mercy found me where I stood And whispered, "Child, you never could" [Chorus] I am paid by love Washed in grace above Not by what I do But by what is true The debt is gone The grave is done My heart can run Paid by love, paid by love, paid by love [Verse] A perfect Judge saw every scar Every wound and every war He knew the weight I could not bear So holy love met judgment there The cross became the open door The crown of thorns, my forevermore The Savior took what I deserved And gave me life I never earned [Chorus] I am paid by love Washed in grace above Not by what I do But by what is true The debt is gone The grave is done My heart can run Paid by love, paid by love, paid by love [Bridge] I was too lost, but not too far Too full of night, but still a star Too broken down, but not denied Too stained with tears to hide inside He saw the worst and did not leave He called my name and helped me breathe Now all my fear has lost its throne I am not saved by me alone [Chorus] I am paid by love Washed in grace above Not by what I do But by what is true The debt is gone The grave is done My heart can run Paid by love, paid by love, paid by love [Verse] No silver road can buy my peace No passing crown can make me free The world can give, the world can take But holy grace will never break So when the final question comes I will not point to what I've done I’ll lift my eyes beyond my sin And say, "His love has brought me in" [Outro] Today I lay my old life down No more chains and no more crown I breathe the prayer my soul believes Your mercy is enough for me The debt is gone The grave is done My heart can run Paid by love, paid by love, paid by love