It was not to bring peace on earth, though He did It was not to bring Joy to the world, though He did It was not to heal all that He touched, though He did He came to this earth for the cross It was not to give sight to the blind, though He did It was not to deliver the bound, though He did It was not to give life to the dead, though He did He came to this earth for the cross Born in a manger, walked among man Lived clean and holy, the sinless lamb Beaten and bruised and laid on a cross Suffered and died for you This is what He came to do It was not to give wealth to the poor, though He did It was not to give strength to the weak, though He did It was not to befriend all the lost, though he did He came to die on the cross To suffer and die on that cross In place of my sin, He stepped in In place of my shame, His grace wins In place of my hurt In place of my doubt In place of my fear He stepped in To suffer and die on the cross Born in a manger, walked among man Lived clean and holy, the sinless lamb Beaten and bruised and laid on a cross Suffered and died for you This is what He came to do He came to suffer and die for you In all of my guilt and shame He bent down and gave life again Because then I was lost in sin He steppes in
