[Verse 1] The mother in the kitchen with the laundry piled like snow She’s whispering a prayer for the seeds she’s tried to sow Her hands are worn and weary but her heart begins to rise For the same sun is shining in her tired, hopeful eyes. [Chorus] His message is clear, you know what he mean, When you read John three sixteen. Our sins washed away by his pain, Took it on for us, not for His gain [Verse 2] The wanderer on the highway with his life inside a pack Running from the shadows that are crawling up his back He finds a wooden bench beneath the mercy of the sky Hearing whispers of a promise that will never, ever die. [Verse 3] The scholar with his heavy books and logic carved in stone Searching for a meaning that he cannot find alone He feels the warmth upon his neck and drops his prideful pen Realizing that the light of life is calling him again. [Chorus] His message is clear, you know what he mean, When you read John three sixteen. Our sins washed away by his pain, Took it on for us, not for His gain [Verse 4] The prisoner in the iron cell with walls so cold and gray Counting down the minutes til the ending of the day A single beam of golden light comes breaking through the bars To tell him he is loved beyond the distance of the stars. [Verse 5] From the harbor to the prairie where the wind begins to blow From the highest mountain peak to the valleys deep and low It’s a love without a border and a grace without a wall For the one who gave His life away is calling for us all. [Chorus] His message is clear, you know what he mean, When you read John three sixteen. Our sins washed away by his pain, Took it on for us, not for His gain [instrumental fade out]
