Letras de He Took Your Place - Lester Flatt, Earl Scruggs

He Took Your Place (original)

Upon the rugged cross of Calvary
Was there my blessed Savior cried
Forgive them for they know not what they do
Oh, sinner friend, for thee he died
His hands are gently knocking on your door
Outside he’s pleading to come in
His heart is breaking as he waits for you
To wash you free from every sin
Someday he’s coming back to claim his own
We’ll fly to Heaven’s golden shore
A crown of life he gives on that glad day
With him we’ll live forever more
Those cruel thorns they pierced my Savior’s head
The blood was flowing down his face
In shame, forsaken there he hung and died
Oh, sinner friend, he took you place

(traducción)

Sobre la escarpada cruz del Calvario
¿Allí lloró mi bendito Salvador?
Perdónalos porque no saben lo que hacen
Ay pecador amigo, por ti murió
Sus manos golpean suavemente tu puerta.
Afuera está suplicando que entre
Su corazón se está rompiendo mientras te espera.
Para lavarte de todo pecado
Algún día volverá a reclamar lo suyo.
Volaremos a la costa dorada del cielo
Una corona de vida que da en ese día feliz
Con él viviremos por siempre más
Esas crueles espinas traspasaron la cabeza de mi Salvador
La sangre corría por su rostro
Avergonzado, allí abandonado se colgó y murió.
Oh, amigo pecador, él te tomó el lugar