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Sacred Ground
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Aug 16, 2026 updated
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Avalon's "Sacred Ground" is a worship song that reflects on the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The lyrics describe the cross as a place of punishment transformed into a display of love, where Jesus' blood set prisoners free. It then moves to the empty tomb, celebrating that death could not hold Him. The song concludes by declaring that believers' hearts have become sacred ground through salvation, freed from sin and death. It emphasizes praise to Jesus, the Lamb who was slain, and the worship due to Him.
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The dust was stained a crimson red
Beneath the shadow of that tree
The blameless One became our sin
To set the prisoner free
A place of punishment and shame
Now set apart of love displayed
The Savior's blood cascading down
To set the prisoner free
Oh, praise the Name above all names
Jesus, the Lamb for sinners slain
Emmanuel, every knee will bow
To worship You on sacred ground
Three days had passed with pain and fear
For what their eyes had seen
But death could not contain the One
Who spoke the words to be
Three days had passed with pain and fear
For what their eyes had seen
But death could not contain the One
Who spoke the words to be
The final hour of evils reign
When heaven rolled the stone away
His body nowhere to be found
The empty tomb is sacred ground
Oh, praise the Name above all names
Jesus, the Lamb of sinners slain
Emmanuel, every knee will bow
To worship You on sacred ground
On sacred ground
From death to life
From lost to found
You've made our hearts
Your sacred ground
From death to life
From lost to found
You've made our hearts
Your sacred ground
To sin and death
No longer bound
Our rescued souls
Are sacred ground
To sin and death
No longer bound
Our rescued souls
Are sacred ground
Oh, praise the Name above all names
Jesus, the Lamb for sinners slain
Emmanuel, every knee will bow
To worship You on sacred ground