HE LAID HIS HAMMER DOWN
Words and Music by Phil Morgan
He was just a common carpenter, grew up the small town way,
He loved His mama, and He learned His father's trade.
Thirty years He practiced, until He was the best,
By any earthly standard a success.
One day He closed the shop, said I have to go away,
The whole world is waiting and I just cannot stay.
Friends said, "He's finished," as they shook their heads and frowned,
And watched Him slowly walk out of the town,
But the work had just begun, when He laid His hammer down.
CHORUS
God works in many ways that we don't understand,
We can see only part, but He sees His master plan.
And the path He chose seems a crazy way to wear a crown,
But the work had just begun, when He laid His hammer down.
He was a just a common soldier, following commands,
Proudly served his country, the greatest power in the land.
He didn't choose who lived or died, went free or went to jail,
But he was ready with his hammer and his nails.
They brought the weary carpenter, beaten, bruised and scarred,
He'd preached the word of love to a land whose heart was hard.
His message made a difference, there was turmoil in the town,
So the soldier laid his tools out on the ground.
But the work had just begun, when he laid his hammer down.
CHORUS 2
God works in many ways that we don't understand,
We can see only part, but He sees His master plan.
And the path He chose seems a crazy way to wear a crown,
But the work had just begun, when God sacrificed His son,
My salvation had begun, when He laid His hammer down.
© 2004 Jammin' Gentile Music, BMI |
