It Wasn't The Nails

The November, 2022 GtSD (Going the Social Distance Tour) song release is called, "It Wasn't The Nails".

The Song

Click play, above, to start the song, or you can Download "It Wasn't The Nails" here. (You might have to right click on the player and save the file to your disk.)

Payment (if you must)

Venmo: My Venmo account is @RonHallMusic

Paypal: My Paypal account is Ron@RonHallMusic.com or you can go to paypal.me/RonHallMusic and choose Friend/Family.

I'm releasing this on a Pay what you want basis. Niney-nine cents? A Dollar? A million dollars? Whatever you wish. ...and if you'd like to have it for free, then free it shall be. I hope you enjoy the song, and I thank you for listening.

Insider Info

It Wasn't The Nails : A few years ago, I heard a sermon on the radio in which the pastor said, "Nails couldn't have kept Jesus Christ on the cross" and I thought to myself, "Wow, that could be a song." I immediately started working on the lyrics. Easter was fast approaching and I began to think about the nails, the spears, the Roman soldiers, and how Christ could have come down from the cross any time He chose, but He chose to stay. What a great love to give and what a great price to pay.

I'm releasing this recording at Thanksgiving instead of waiting for Easter, because I'm grateful that He stayed there for me. I'm grateful that He stayed there for you.

For this recording, I used Angel (my Larrivee C-10e), my ancient Gibson "The Paul" electric guitar, my G&L Fiorano electric (a very rare design by Leo Fender with three-on-a-side tuners), my new-to-me (old) Fender P-Bass, the "Me, Myself and I" choir, and some drum samples that I sequenced with midi. 'Twas a lot of fun to make, and I hope you enjoy the recording.

I hope it touches you in a good way.

It Wasn't The Nails

It wasn't the nails, it wasn't the nails
It wasn't nails that kept Christ on the cross

It wasn't the nails, it wasn't the nails
It wasn't nails that kept Christ on the cross
It was love. Pure love

It wasn't the spears, it wasn't the spears
Neither nail nor spear could keep Christ on the cross

It wasn't the guards, no, it wasn't the guards
No Roman soldier could keep Christ on a cross
It was me, it was me, He stayed there for me

Crying out in pain, paying the cost
Calling on His name, my Father, my God
My God

The ransom was paid, the cost of the lost
It wasn't nails that kept Christ on the cross
It was you, it was you, He stayed there for you

Crying out in pain, paying the cost
Calling on His name, my Father, my God
My God

The ransom was paid, the cost of the lost
It wasn't nails that kept Christ on the cross
It was us, oh it was us, He stayed there for us

Oh, it was us. Jesus Christ died for us
Oh, it was us. It was His great love for us