Long ago He blessed the earth
Born older than the years
And in the stall across He saw thru
The first of many tears
A life of homeless wandering
Cast out in sorrow's way
The Shepherd seeking for the lost
His life, the prace He'd pay

Love crucified, arose
The Risen One in splendor
Jehovah's sole Defender
Has won the victory
Love crucified, arose
And the grace became a place of hope
For the heart that sin and sorrow broke
Is beating once again

Throughout Your life You felt the weight
Of what You'd come to give
To drink for us that crimson cup
So we might really live
At last the time to love and die
The dark appointed day
That one forsaken moment
When Your Father turned His face away

Love crucified, arose
The One who lived the died for me
Was Satan's nail-pierced casualty
Now He's breathing once again