They Know Not What They Do

[VERSE] Wood and splinters Open sky Mocking voices Passing by Hands that healed them Now held down Love stretched wide On cursed ground They don't see it They don't know Who it is They're striking blows Still You speak Through blood and pain [CHORUS] Father, forgive them They don't understand The mercy they're breaking With nail-scarred hands Father, forgive them Let mercy flow They know not They know not What they do [VERSE 2] Crown of thorns Upon Your brow Breathing shallow Even now Every insult Every stone Yet You carried All alone Not a curse Not revenge Only grace Without an end Through the darkness Came that prayer [CHORUS] Father, forgive them They don't understand The love they are piercing With trembling hands Father, forgive them Let mercy move They know not They know not What they do [BRIDGE] Was it just The soldiers there? Or every heart That chose despair? Every lie Every pride Every time I turned aside Still You said That prayer for me [CHORUS] Father, forgive me I didn't see The cost of the cross Was carried for me Father, forgive us Let mercy prove We know not We know not What we do [OUTRO] Through the nails Through the shame You spoke forgiveness Just the same Father... Forgive.