Lyrics

In the be­gin­ning of our re­emp­tion,
Mercy and love came free­ly to earth;
Angels des­cend­ed, sing­ing the mes­sage,
Singing of Je­sus and His birth.

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O what a Sav­ior, won­der­ful Sav­ior,
Coming to earth to suf­fer for me.
O what a Sav­ior! won­der­ful Sav­ior,
Pleading in glo­ry now for thee!

Then in the gar­den, all night in ang­uish,
Weeping and pray­ing, pray­ing for all,
That He might suf­fer death and the judg­ment,
Suffer to save us from the fall.

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Then on Mount Cal­v’ry, Je­sus was smit­ten,
Smitten to suf­fer, bleed, and to die;
Hear Him re­peat­ing, Fa­ther, fo­rgive them,
Father, for­give them! hear Him cry.

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Then He was bur­ied, sealed by the Ro­mans,
For He had pro­mised that He would rise;
Hark! to the mes­sage: Christ hath aris­en,
Risen from death and gone on high.

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Jesus is com­ing, tell the glad sto­ry;
Jesus is com­ing down from the sky;
We shall be­hold Him com­ing in glo­ry;
Jesus is com­ing by and by.

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