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
 Oh-oh
 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 sorrow dashed hopes of bright tomorrows
 When the heart of the loving Father turned away
 Oh-oh
 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
 When 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