Intro - 2 bars

Don't give the devil footholds
In anger, do not sin
He'll cloud your mind with bitterness
To keep Christ from coming in

Instr - 1 bar

CHORUS:
By three nails we were ransomed
Three bloody nails the price
Jesus paid the toll to eternal life

Instr - 1 bar

The tongue is tamed by no man
Obscene, it rages on
Ruthless evil, poison-filled
Satan's precious spawn

CHORUS: (½ speed)
By three nails we were ransomed
Three bloody nails the price
Jesus paid the toll to eternal life

Instr - 1 bar

Build your great stone mansions high
While crushing paupers' rights
Oppress the righteous, offer bribes
Truth hides tear-streaked eyes

Instr - 1 bar

CHORUS:
By three nails we were ransomed
Three bloody nails the price
Jesus paid the toll to eternal life

Instr - 1 bar

Don't put your trust in kings
Mortal men who cannot save
Their death brings evil that they planned
Down with them to the grave

CHORUS: (½ speed)
By three nails we were ransomed
Three bloody nails the price
Jesus paid the toll to eternal life

Instr - 1 bar

Beware, all those who mock the Jews
Your hate blurs all God's facts
The murdered Son of God's a Jew
Who's shortly coming back

CHORUS:
By three nails we were ransomed
Three bloody nails the price
Jesus paid the toll to eternal life

Ambitious men lust after power
Rich men lust after gold
All will vanish instantly
When God's great plan unfolds

Instr - 1 bar

CHORUS:
By three nails we were ransomed
Three bloody nails the price
Jesus paid the toll to eternal life