Ray Boltz
Birth name Ray Boltz
Born: 1953
Origin Muncie, Indian… Read Full Bio ↴Ray Boltz
Birth name Ray Boltz
Born: 1953
Origin Muncie, Indiana, USA
Genre(s) : Worship, Contemporary Christian
Occupation(s): Singer-songwriter
Years active 1990–present
Website: Official Website RayBoltz.Com
In September 2008, Ray "came out" as a gay man but continues to minister in "open and affirming" churches.

Ray Boltz (born 1953 in Muncie, Indiana) is contemporary Christian music singer-songwriter, whose songs often tell stories of faith and inspiration. He travels the world in the group of Michael English, Michael W Smith with Gaithers Group.

Scars
Ray Boltz Lyrics

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Scars
Words and music by Ray Boltz
I heard Him call my name
He said I've come to save you
But I was so ashamed
I turned to walk away
He reached out His hand
And said I have something to show you

And what I saw changed my life that day

I saw His scars
No He didn't try to hide them
He said, Come and look inside them
They are a window to my heart
And don't forget I love you
Just the way you are
I knew it must be true
I saw His scars

I said Lord my scars are deep
And I don't want You to see them
So many of them were caused
By things I chose to do
He said, Look again
At the ones that I am wearing
Don't you know I chose these scars too?

I saw His scars
No He didn't try to hide them
He said, Come and look inside them
They are a window to my heart
And don't forget I love you
Just the way you are
I knew it must be true
I saw His scars

And one day in Heaven
When we are on our knees
We'll look up at Jesus
And I believe we'll see
We'll see His scars
No, He will not try to hide them
He'll say, Come and look inside them
They're a window to my heart
And don't forget I love you
Just the way you are
And we'll know that it's true
We'll see His scars
We'll see His scars
No He will not try to hide them
He'll say, Come and look inside them
They're a window to my heart
And don't forget I love you
Just the way you are
Oh we'll know that it's true
Because He died for me and you

Oh we'll know that it's true
We'll see His scars

Overall Meaning

Ray Boltz's song "Scars" is a powerful message of love and acceptance from Jesus. The song starts with the singer's admission of being ashamed of his own past and choosing to walk away from Jesus. However, Jesus reaches out to him and shows him his own scars, telling him to look at them as a window to his heart. Jesus reassures the singer that He loves him just the way he is, scars and all. The second verse shows the singer still hesitant to show Jesus his own scars, feeling ashamed of his past choices. But Jesus points out that He too chose to bear His scars and that they are a sign of His love and sacrifice for all of us. The song concludes with a hopeful vision of seeing Jesus' scars in Heaven as a reminder of His love and sacrifice for us all.

Line by Line Meaning

I heard Him call my name
Jesus spoke to me and got my attention

He said I've come to save you
Jesus came to rescue me

But I was so ashamed
I was embarrassed and felt unworthy

I turned to walk away
I wanted to run away from my problems and Jesus

He reached out His hand
Jesus extended His help to me

And said I have something to show you
Jesus had a lesson to teach me

And what I saw changed my life that day
What Jesus revealed had a profound effect on me

No He didn't try to hide them
Jesus was not ashamed of His scars and wanted to share them

He said, Come and look inside them
Jesus invited me to examine His scars

They are a window to my heart
Jesus' scars represented His love for me

And don't forget I love you
Jesus had an unconditional love for me despite my flaws

Just the way you are
Jesus accepted me just as I am

I knew it must be true
I was certain of Jesus' love for me after seeing His scars

I said Lord my scars are deep
I confessed to Jesus that I had my own emotional scars

And I don't want You to see them
I was ashamed and afraid of being vulnerable with Jesus

So many of them were caused
I admitted that many of my scars were self-inflicted

By things I chose to do
I took responsibility for my actions that caused my pain

He said, Look again
Jesus encouraged me to take another look

At the ones that I am wearing
Jesus wanted me to notice His scars again

Don't you know I chose these scars too?
Jesus willingly suffered for me and also had scars

And one day in Heaven
There will be a day in the future when we are reunited in Heaven

When we are on our knees
We will be humbled before Jesus

We'll look up at Jesus
We will gaze at Jesus

And I believe we'll see
It is my faith that we will witness something amazing

Oh we'll know that it's true
We will be certain that this is real

Because He died for me and you
Jesus died to save us and we will never forget it

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, RESERVOIR MEDIA MANAGEMENT INC
Written by: Dave Buckner, Jacoby Shaddix, Jerry Horton, Tobin Esperance

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jess1dreamer

15y↑2

I love this song!

HisTerms

12y↑3

Lovely. It is real and true. Jesus is Lord! His scar has delivered us from every satanic scars in every areas of our life. Marital scars are healed,financial scars are delivered, etc.