Jesus' Love!

"And why did they nail his feet and hands?
His love would have held them there."

"Why?" by Michael Card & John Michael Talbot


The melody and singing sound really medieval and so I'm not a huge fan of those aspects - but, I do like the lyrics.  Here they are below:

Why did it have to be a friend who chose to betray the Lord?
And why did He use a kiss to show them, that’s not what a kiss is for
Only a friend can betray a friend, a stranger has nothing to gain
And only a friend comes close enough to ever cause so much pain

And why did there have to be a thorny crown pressed upon His head
It should have been a royal one made of jewels and gold instead
It had to be a crown of thorns, because in this life that we live
All who would seek to love, a thorn is all that this world can give

And why did it have to be a heavy cross he was made to bear
And why did they nail His feet and hands, His love would have held them there
It was a cross, for upon a cross a thief was supposed to pay
And Jesus had come into this world to steal every heart away
Jesus had come into this world to steal every heart away.

 Jesus chose to bear the cross for us.

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