Lyrics
Verse 1
If love endured that ancient cross
How precious is my Saviour’s blood
The beauty of heaven wrapped in my shame
The image of love upon death’s frame
Pre-Chorus 1
If having my heart was worth the pain
What joy could You see beyond the grave
If love found my soul worth dying for
Chorus
How wonderful, how glorious
My Saviour’s scars victorious
My chains are gone
My debt is paid
From death to life
And grace to grace
Verse 2
If heaven now owns that vacant tomb
How great is the hope that lives in You
The passion that tore
Through hell like a rose
The promise that rolled back
Death and its stone
Pre-Chorus 2
If freedom is worth the life You raised
Oh where is my sin where is my shame
If love paid it all to have my heart
Bridge
When I see that cross I see freedom
When I see that grave I’ll see Jesus
And from death to life
I will sing Your praise
In the wonder of Your grace
Tag
How my soul will sing Your praise
In the wonder of Your grace
How my soul will sing Your praise
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
“Grace to Grace” by Hillsong Worship is a song about the cross and the empty tomb, told through a series of “if” statements. If love endured the ancient cross, the verse asks, how precious is the Saviour’s blood. The pre-chorus wonders what joy Jesus could see beyond the grave and answers that the singer’s soul was worth dying for.
The chorus sings of scars that are victorious, chains that are gone, a debt that is paid, and a move “from death to life and grace to grace.” Those words are close to Colossians 2:14 on the debt being cancelled, and to John 1:16, which speaks of grace upon grace.
The second verse turns to the vacant tomb and the stone rolled back, pointing to hope in the resurrection, as in 1 Corinthians 15:55-57. The bridge looks ahead to seeing Jesus after seeing the cross and the grave, and ends in praise for the wonder of His grace. The song moves from sacrifice to freedom and thanks.
Related Scripture
- John 1:16 Grace upon grace
- Colossians 2:14 The record of debt cancelled at the cross
- 1 Corinthians 15:55-57 Victory over death through Jesus Christ