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THANKS FOR THE RANSOM

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  🎼 Full Lyrics & Structure Tempo: 85 BPM | Vibe: Overwhelmed, grateful, reverent — humbled by the price paid, rising from quiet awe to full-hearted praise. Warm, rich, deeply thankful.   [Verse 1] (soft, awestruck — organ hums low, piano chords gentle, voice full of wonder) I WAS LOST, I WAS BOUND, I WAS FAR AWAY A PRISONER OF MY OWN SIN, MY OWN WAY NO WAY OUT, NO HOPE IN SIGHT CHAINED TO THE DARKNESS, SHUT AWAY FROM THE LIGHT I OWED A DEBT I COULD NEVER PAY A PRICE TOO HIGH, A COST TOO GREAT, EVERY SINGLE DAY NO ONE COULD SAVE ME, NO ONE COULD ATONE I WAS HELPLESS AND ALONE BUT THEN YOU CAME, YOU SAW MY FACE AND YOU PAID THE RANSOM IN MY PLACE [Pre-Chorus] (organ swells, handclaps enter steady, voice lifts with growing emotion) YOU GAVE YOUR LIFE, YOU SHED YOUR BLOOD TO BRING ME BACK TO THE FATHER’S LOVE YOU PAID IT ALL, EVERY LAST PENNY SO THAT I COULD BE CALLED WORTHY NOTHING I DID TO EARN THIS GRACE NOTHING I COULD DO TO PAY FOR THIS PLACE [Chorus] (full, rich, soulful — harmonies swell, organ brightens, deep overwhelming gratitude) SO THANKS FOR THE RANSOM, THANKS FOR THE PRICE THANKS FOR THE SACRIFICE, THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE YOU TOOK MY SHAME, YOU TOOK MY SIN YOU PAID IT ALL AND YOU PAID IT AGAIN THANKS FOR THE RANSOM, PAID IN FULL ON THE TREE THANKS FOR THE FREEDOM THAT YOU BOUGHT FOR ME I DON’T DESERVE IT, I NEVER WILL BUT YOUR MERCY SPEAKS LOUDER THAN MY GUILT STILL [Verse 2] THEY NAILED YOUR HANDS, THEY NAILED YOUR FEET YOU ENDURED THE SUFFERING, THE BITTER GALL AND THE HEAT YOU CRIED “IT IS FINISHED” AND THE VEIL WAS TORN THE PRICE WAS PAID, THE RANSOM WAS BORN YOU WERE LIFTED UP SO I COULD BE LOWERED DOWN YOU WERE CROWNED WITH THORNS SO I COULD WEAR THE CROWN YOU DIED THE DEATH THAT WAS MINE TO DIE SO THAT I COULD LIVE AND NEVER DIE THE GREATEST LOVE THE WORLD HAS EVER KNOWN THAT THE SON OF GOD WOULD LEAVE HIS THRONE [Chorus] (fuller, more powerful — harmonies layered & rich, organ soars, handclaps driving, voice soaring with heartfelt praise) SO THANKS FOR THE RANSOM, THANKS FOR THE PRICE THANKS FOR THE SACRIFICE, THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE YOU TOOK MY SHAME, YOU TOOK MY SIN YOU PAID IT ALL AND YOU PAID IT AGAIN THANKS FOR THE RANSOM, PAID IN FULL ON THE TREE THANKS FOR THE FREEDOM THAT YOU BOUGHT FOR ME I DON’T DESERVE IT, I NEVER WILL BUT YOUR MERCY SPEAKS LOUDER THAN MY GUILT STILL [Bridge] (slows, raw & deeply reverent first, then builds to powerful peak — organ swells like rising tide) NO GOLD, NO SILVER, NO EARTHLY THING COULD EVER SAVE MY SOUL, COULD EVER BRING REDEMPTION, PEACE, AND ETERNAL LIFE ONLY YOUR BLOOD, LORD, ONLY YOUR SACRIFICE I STAND HERE NOW, RANSOMED AND FREE NOT BY MY WORKS, BUT BY YOUR MERCY THANK YOU JESUS… THANK YOU FOR THE PRICE… I AM YOURS FOREVER… RANSOMED, SAVED, AND SANCTIFIED! (ad-libs, soulful & soaring) PAID IN FULL! PAID IN FULL! THANK YOU LORD! [Outro] (fades warm, peaceful & deeply thankful — harmonies wrap around, organ glows, voice settles into gentle worship) THANKS FOR THE RANSOM… PAID IN FULL… I AM FREE… I AM YOURS… THANK YOU… THANK YOU… (soft warm fade)