Lyrics
Verse 1
God looked down from heaven
Filled with compassion and love
We were so lost in sin
Desperately needing him
Longing and broken within
He chose to send His son Jesus
Salvation and hope for all men
Into a world of pain
Christ the saviour came
Bearing our guilt and our shame
All of our shame
Chorus
That's why God sent His son
We needed someone to show us His Love
Every peace from above
That's why God sent His son
We needed someone to cleanse us within
From the power of sin
That's why God sent His only Son
Verse 2
And He came...
And through His grace our sins was washed away
Our debt was paid through the life that He gave
Chorus
That's why God sent His son
We needed someone to show us His Love
Every peace from above
That's why God sent His son
We needed someone to cleanse us within
From the power of sin
That's why God sent His only Son
Bridge
His name is Jesus
He came down from to save us
The lamb of God who takes away sin
...
Chorus
That's why God sent His son
We needed someone to show us His Love
Every peace from above
That's why God sent His son
We needed someone to cleanse us within
From the power of sin
That's why God sent His only Son
Meaning & Inspiration
That's Why God Sent His Son tells the gospel as an answer to human need. The first verse pictures God looking down from heaven with compassion on people lost in sin, broken within, and choosing to send His Son Jesus, who brought salvation and hope into a world of pain and bore guilt and shame. The chorus gives the reason: someone was needed to show His love and to cleanse from the power of sin, so God sent His only Son.
The second verse says that through grace sins were washed away and the debt was paid by the life He gave, and the bridge names Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away sin. The lines follow John 3:16, John 1:29, Romans 5:8 and Ephesians 1:7. A choir setting and a repeated chorus make the main claim easy to learn and sing.
Related Scripture
- John 3:16 God so loved the world that He gave His only Son.
- John 1:29 Jesus is called the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world.
- Ephesians 1:7 Believers have redemption through Christ's blood.