Before The Hammer Could Ring Gene Watson

[Intro]
Before the hammers could ring
His blood touched the cross for me

[Verse 1]
Before the hammers could strike the nails
That pinned Him to the tree
Before the spear ever pierced His side
Letting blood and water run free
Before the hammers could ring
His blood touched the cross for me

[Chorus]
When sin was nailed, thunder rolled, the earth shook with fright
Darkness fell as the lamb of God held him tight
Legions of angels and a host of heaven stood by
The law was fulfilled and a dark kingdom fled from the light
Before the hammers could ring
His blood touched the cross for me

[Interlude]

[Verse 2]
Before the hammers could strike the nails
A crown of thorns made Him bleed
And the stripes on His back left a bloody trail
All the way to Calvary
Before the hammers could ring
His blood touched the cross for me