For God So Loved

Forever they were banished from their paradise
God passed through Eden's garden gates alone
But His compassion wrote the pages
Unfolding through the ages
Of a love that remains the greatest ever known

For God so loved
That He gave His only Son
To suffer agony
On a hill called Calvary
Heaven's mercy reached
My heart and bore my pain
Hope was born through sacred blood
For God so loved

Shouts of praise were heard throughout Jerusalem
As Jesus humbly passed through Zion's gates
Then the gloom of Calvary's sorrows
Dashed hopes of bright tomorrows
When the heart of the loving Father turned away

For God so loved
That He gave His only Son
To suffer agony
On a hill called Calvary
Heaven's mercy reached
My heart and bore my pain
Hope was born through sacred blood
For God so loved

Well, it seemed that all was over
When they placed Him in that grave
But death's victory march was ended
On that resurrection day

For God so loved
That He gave His only Son
To suffer agony
On a hill called Calvary
Heaven's mercy reached
My heart and bore my pain
Hope was born through sacred blood
For God so loved
Hope was born through sacred blood
For God so loved