Lyrics
Verse 1
Waking up to a new sunrise
Looking back from the other side
I can see now with open eyes
Darkest water and deepest pain
I wouldn't trade it for anything
'Cause my brokenness brought me to You
And these wounds are a story You'll use
Chorus (Repeat)
So I'm thankful for the scars
'Cause without them I wouldn't know Your heart
And I know they'll always tell of who You are
So forever I am thankful for the scars
Verse 2
Now I'm standing in confidence
With the strength of Your faithfulness
And I'm not who I was before
No, I don't have to fear anymore
Chorus (Repeat)
Bridge
I can see, I can see
How You delivered me
In Your hands, in Your feet
I found my victory
Chorus (Repeat, variation)
I'm thankful for Your scars
'Cause without them I wouldn't know Your heart
And with my life I'll tell of who You are
So forever I am thankful for
I'm thankful for the scars
'Cause without them I wouldn't know Your heart
And I know they'll always tell of who You are
So forever I am thankful for the scars
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Scars" reframes past suffering as something the singer has come to view with gratitude rather than regret, describing a shift from darkness and pain toward clear sight and understanding. Its opening verses treat brokenness not as wasted loss but as the very thing that led toward God, refusing to separate the difficulty experienced from the relationship it produced.
The chorus repeats a direct claim: that scars, whether the singer's own or Christ's, reveal character that would otherwise remain unknown. That ambiguity, scars belonging to both singer and Savior, deepens as the song progresses, moving explicitly toward Christ's own wounded hands and feet as the source of victory rather than defeat.
A later verse names deliverance specifically through Christ's hands and feet, tying personal transformation directly to the marks left by crucifixion. Rooted in contemporary worship's testimony style, the song functions as reflection on redemptive suffering, treating visible evidence of past pain, in both the singer's life and Christ's body, as testimony to character rather than something to conceal.
Related Scripture
- Isaiah 53:5 Describes wounds by which healing comes, echoed in the song's connection between scars and deliverance.
- John 20:27 Describes Christ's wounded hands and side shown as proof of his identity, reflected in the song's reference to victory found in His hands and feet.