thirsting soul.

He Has Done It
by Kevin Sanders 

This song was an experiment for me as a song writer. I have been writing songs for 10 years now, and poetry for longer. I could never merge the two. It seemed impossible for me to write poems that could later be turned into songs. I know that sounds weird…. but I just couldn’t do it. 

I wrote this song first as a poem. I was studying John and came to 19:30- When Jesus had received the sour wine, he said, “It is finished,” and he bowed his head and gave up his spirit. The prose flowed out on a blank page in my Bible in 10 minutes max. I left it at that hoping a melody would come along. Months later the melody came- last Saturday as a matter of fact. 

This song is a reflection of what Christ has done in the life of this wicked sinner, what He is doing now, and what He will do one day when I see Him face to face. 

The days are dark, my eyes are dim
My wickedness is seen 
A blackened heart in need of grace
A broken sinner’s plea

My hands, they work for righteousness
But all I build is death
I need the work of nail pierced hands
to bring my soul to rest

 My sovereign God has brought me low
so humbled and so weak
Such lowliness is where I dwell
For Christ is all I see

I gaze upon the rugged cross
and search the wounds of Christ
I once was dead in all my sin
now death has brought me life

It is finished, it is done
by His blood we are made clean
He has done it, Christ has won
Death, where is your victory?

And now a life to Jesus Christ
By grace I will endure
Though trials come and fires burn
My hope, it is secure

And on that day I’ll stand before
The holy One enthroned
He’ll wipe away my final tear
and bring this sinner home