In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Without form and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep. The Spirit of God hovered over this boundless expanse. A limitless vast of holy waiting. Creation on the verge of dawn. Heaven pressing into earth
"Let there be," God delighted, revealing. Cradling dust and dirt, He breathed life into being. From the beginning, God desired to entwine human and divine, setting our mortal hearts with eternal longing. He called us his own as we walked in the garden, leaving his throne for the mud and clay. Holy love drawing near
Our deepest shame, our darkest fears – could not hinder heaven's appearance. So His Spirit hovered over a quiet womb, the Father's seed in bloom, hope infusing the weary world. God making his way humble, coming beside us as we stumble through. A light that shines in the dark that cannot be conquered. "Let there be," and so it began. The Son of God and Son of Man, offered himself as the way of salvation. Jesus, Man of Sorrows, the Son of Suffering
Oh, the perfect Son of God in all His innocence
Here walking in the dirt with you and me
He knows what living is, He's acquainted with our grief
A man of sorrows, Son of suffering
Some imagine You are distant and removed
But You chased us down in merciful pursuit
To the sinner You were grace, and the broken You embraced
And in the end the proof is in Your wounds
Yes, in the end the proof was in Your wounds
Oh, blood and tears, how can it be
That there's a God who weeps, there's a God who bleeds
Oh, praise the One, who would reach for me
Hallelujah to the Son of suffering
Jesus, the fullness of God in human form revealed, made His dwelling among us. The covenant was sealed. Now look at Him upon the cross
Knowing the cost, still love inclined Him to reach down and write in the dust our freedom from death and shame. With no condemnation, He proclaimed, "Go now and leave your life of sin"
Jesus carried our sorrow. He knows our pain. Our transgressions redeemed on that rugged tree. His death, our life, and liberty
As He gave up His Spirit, the earth trembled in awe. Creation growning, knowing surely this was the Son of God
Is it finished? Waiting for done, the earth paused in witness. Then the rocks cried out their hallowed response. Creation inspired by the breath of God cracked with the brilliant light of eternity. "Let there be"
Christ in glory, trampling death by death, rising in victory. Who was and is and is to come, the Son of God and Son of man. Who was and is and is to come, Jesus, King of kings and Lord of lords
Your cross, my freedom, Your stripes, my healing
All praise, King Jesus, glory to God in Heaven
Your blood still speaking, Your love still reaching
All praise, King Jesus, glory to God forever
Oh, blood and tears, how can it be
That there's a God who weeps, there's a God who bleeds
Oh, praise the One, who would reach for me
Hallelujah to the Son of suffering
Your cross, my freedom, Your stripes, my healing
All praise, King Jesus, glory to God in Heaven
Your blood still speaking, Your love still reaching
All praise, King Jesus, glory to God forever
Glory to God forever, glory to God forever