(Verse 1)
Lord, I've come today to thank you, not for things, I've mentioned here before.
Not for blessings you have given, or the joys you promised are in store.
So, as I bow before you, give me the words to express my deepest thanks;
Not for what you've given, but Lord, for what you took away.

(Chorus).....
You took my guilt and shame, all my sinful blame became as yours;
You opened wide your hands, as a guilty man, you wore my crown of thornes.
You took the debt I earned, and all that I deserved on Calvary;
Lord, thanks for what you've given, but most of all, thanks for what you took from me.

(Verse 2) Father, please forgive me, for all the times I've failed, to mention, this before.
I've been so, concerned with treasures, I've went so far, as to, even ask, for more.
But, you've showed me, Lord what's precious, it's not the things, you've given me, today;
For their worth, to me is nothing, when compared, to what you took away.

(Chorus).......then sing......You took the debt I earned,
and all that I desired on Calvary;
Lord, thanks for what you've given, but most of all,
thanks for what you took from me