(4 bar intro)
Christ, who is mighty, was willing to be
Born into meagreness and poverty.
Though He is infinite, humbly He came,
A child in a manger, and shadowed by shame.
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Breathtaking love and forgiveness He shows.
Mercy astounding in Jesus I know.
Oh, what a wonder, if people could see
The grace of my Saviour, my Jesus, living in me.
Jesus, the guiltless one, holy and pure,
Welcomed the broken, the outcast and poor
Sufferers and sinners, who called out to Him;
He healed their diseases and pardoned their sin.
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God of all power, bent down on his knee,
Washing the filth from His followers' feet.
Showing the depth of His love to the end;
Their teacher and master, their servant and friend.
Chorus
Lord of creation, how far He has gone;
Searching for sinners, our God became man.
See the extent of His glorious grace,
To cleanse my corruption He died in my place.
Chorus
©1999 Russell Baker
Sparked by a quote from Soren Kierkegaard, in the book "What's so Amazing About Grace?" by Phillip Yancey
"When it is a question of a sinner He does not merely stand still, open His arms and say, "Come hither"; no, He stands there and waits, as the father of the lost son waited; rather He does not stand and wait, He goes forth to seek, as the shepherd sought the lost sheep, as the woman sought the lost coin. He goes - yet no, He has gone, but infinitely farther than any shepherd or any woman, He went, in sooth, the infinitely long way from being God to becoming man, and that way He went in search of sinners." - Soren Kierkegaard
This song has been published by Sydney Missionary and Bible College in their songbook "Living by God's Grace"
For more information e-mail SMBC at smbc@ozemail.com.au
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