In My Place

A/D D G Gethsemane, you go to pray D A My sin has left no other way Bm G And there you weep, this cup is full D A D Thus far has been undrinkable G D You could have left my failure there Bm A And left my sin for me to bear D A D But, oh the strength! The bravery A D The garden of Gethsemane A/D D G Jerusalem, still dark as night D A When scribes and priests condemn the light Bm G The trial should have been for me D A D And all my vile treachery G D But you were silent in the face Bm A Of false accusers in my place D A D The did not know it was for them A D The darkness in Jerusalem A/D D G On Calvary's cross, between two thieves D A You still have not forsaken me Bm G But to erase all my trespass D A D The perfect Savior breathes his last G D The God of life exchanges this Bm A His life for mine, my shame for his D A D Eternal righteousness, the cost A D Only to look on Calvary's cross D/A D G A filthy grave, my Savior still D A Your work is done, your Father's will Bm G But there's a kingdom now to claim D A D THe stone of death is rolled away G D You are alive and hold the keys Bm A Of death and Hell, your victory D A D You are our God and you have saved A D Your people from a filthy grave