Breaking the coals Makes the fire burn bright Doesn't seem right Doesn't seem right Plowing the row Makes it outshine the field Doesn't seem real Doesn't seem real But of all the things That don't make sense to me There is yet a greater mystery The river of Peace That flowed on the wood The beautiful blood The beautiful blood Meek is the lion And brave is the lamb Don't understand Don't understand The death of the One To bring life to the rest Who would have guessed? Who would have guessed? But everything's clear Next to the mystery Of almighty God nailed to a tree To carry a debt That I never could The beautiful blood The beautiful blood Yes, everything's plain Next to the mystery Of almighty God nailed to a tree Taking His place Where I should have stood The beautiful blood The beautiful blood