“There Stands the Cost” Song

Jesus fasted forty days and nights
And then the tempter came
And led Him to a mountain
That overlooked the earth’s domain.

Then Satan pointed to the world
Displayed beneath their feet
And said these kingdoms could be yours
If you’ll bow and worship me.

But Jesus knew the price
That must be paid.
And as He gazed toward Golgotha
You could hear Him say,

Oh, there stands the cost.
And like a veil that has been lifted now I see
A glimpse of what the Father has for me
For there beyond the splendor
Lies a vision of the cross
And the Father calls to me
There stands the cost

Down through time the cross
Has called my name.
And still my endless fear
Is wondering if my spirit
Will always find the faith to hear.

For it calls on me to carry it
To daily bear its weight.
To be more like the Christ it held
And give my life away.

Oh, for He knows well the price
That must be paid.
And as He calls to me right now
I can hear Him say,

Oh, there stands the cost.
And like a veil that has been lifted now I see
A glimpse of what the Father has for me.
For there beyond the splendor
Lies a vision of the cross.
And the Father calls to me
There stands the cost.

Sung by Larnelle Harris

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will find it.” Matthew 16:24-25 (NKJV)