This Is Mercy lyrics

A soldier climbed the ladder
That was leaning on the cross
And nailed a wooden sign
Above His head
You could hear the jeers and laughter
"King of the Jews", it mocked
Oh, but if I had done the writing
On that sign, it would have read...

This is mercy, this is grace
This is God's own Son
Whose love has brought Him here
To take your place
This is sacrifice
Beyond what words describe
So we could all go free
This is mercy

That wooden sign was much too little
To convey what hung below
No sign could hold the message
"Calvary speaks"
Above the cross there in the middle
Only angels could behold
The phrases love was writing
As He shed His blood for me
This is mercy, this is grace
This is God's own Son
Whose love has brought Him here
To take your place
This is sacrifice
Beyond what words describe
So we could all go free
This is mercy

This is sacrifice
Beyond what words describe
So we could all go free
This is mercy, mercy