A Soul's Worth
Wandering through the world of men
Absorbed with all that might have been
Wealth is gained and empires lost
Without considering the lives it cost
We place the profit above the person
Sacrifice all for fame and fortune
Chorus
What would a man give in return
One life to save, when will we learn
A soul’s worth can it be named?
What is the price of one reclaimed?
Can we afford to ignore the strife
What would you give for a life?
A little girl with tear stained face
Nothing can her shame erase
To save her life would be to chance
The loss of wealth and circumstance
To risk the ire of stony hearts
To feel the sting of many darts
Chorus
What would a man give in return
One life to save, when will we learn
A soul’s worth can it be named?
What is the price of one reclaimed?
Can we afford to ignore the strife
What would you give for a life?
A baby in its mother’s womb
Which very soon will be his tomb
It’s just a mass, no soul at all
That’s what they say and so they fall
Who will stand, proclaim the truth?
It is a life, destroyed in youth.
Chorus
What would a man give in return
One life to save, when will we learn
A soul’s worth can it be named?
What is the price of one reclaimed?
Can we afford to ignore the strife
What would you give for a life?
Searching through the trash for scraps
Hungry, weary, near collapse
Life’s plans gone awry
There’s nothing left do to but die
No coat, no shelter from the storm
Pain and misery now the norm
Chorus
What would a man give in return
One life to save, when will we learn
A soul’s worth can it be named?
What is the price of one reclaimed?
Can we afford to ignore the strife
What would you give for a life?
What will a man trade for his soul?
The whole world couldn't pay the toll
The Son of God from He’vn came down
To feel our pain and tread our ground
To trade our sin for His beauty
Become a ransom for the many
Astonishing thought, can it be?
The price of a soul hung on that tree
He gave His all to end the strife
Look what He gave for your life!
Chorus
What would a man give in return
One life to save, when will we learn
A soul’s worth can it be named?
What is the price of one reclaimed?
Can we afford to ignore the strife
What would you give for a life?
Matthew Bullen-lyrics Jana Brannon-music
copyright 2010
