Cover Us With Mercy

[Verse 1] And the Scripture says The serpent was more sly Than any field creature The Lord God had made He said to the woman Did God really say You can’t eat from every tree In the garden And the woman answered We can eat the fruit From the trees in the garden But the tree In the middle of the garden God told us Don’t eat from it Don’t even touch it Or you’ll die And the serpent said You won’t die for that God knows When you eat it your eyes will open You’ll be like gods Knowing good and evil [Pre-Chorus] So here we are Calling out for mercy Lord, let Your grace pour over us Jesus, lead us home Let Your kingdom come Let heaven swing wide open [Chorus] Wrap us in mercy Wrap us in grace When we’re hiding in the garden Lord, speak our names Lead us out of sorrow Lead us out of shame Wrap us in mercy And bring us home again [Verse 2] And the Scripture says When the woman looked The tree looked good for food And good to the eye And a tree worth wanting To make someone wise She took the fruit And ate it Then she gave some to her husband And he ate too Then both of their eyes Were opened And they knew They were naked So they stitched fig leaves together And made aprons Then they heard the voice Of the Lord God Walking through the garden In the cool of the day And Adam and his wife Went and hid From the presence of the Lord God Among the trees in the garden [Chorus] Wrap us in mercy Wrap us in grace When we’re hiding in the garden Lord, speak our names Lead us out of sorrow Lead us out of shame Wrap us in mercy And bring us home again [Verse 3] And the Scripture says The Lord God called out to Adam And said to him Where are you And he answered I heard Your voice in the garden I was afraid Because I was naked So I hid And He said Who told you That you were naked Have you eaten from the tree I told you not to touch Not to eat And the man said The woman You gave me She handed me the fruit And I ate it And the woman said The serpent tricked me And I ate it [Bridge] Where are you Where are you The Father calls Where are you In the garden In the quiet Still Your mercy Finds us there Though we wander Though we fall Still Your mercy Finds us there [Verse 4] And the Scripture says Then the Lord God said I will put conflict Between you and the woman Between your line And her line It will strike your head And you’ll strike its heel And to Adam He said The ground is cursed Because of you With pain You’ll eat from it All your days Thorns and thistles too It will bring you For dust you are And to dust You will return [Final Chorus] Wrap us in mercy Wrap us in grace When we’re hiding in the garden Lord, speak our names Lead us out of sorrow Lead us out of shame Wrap us in mercy And bring us home again Wrap us in mercy Wrap us in grace You are still the Father Who calls us by name [Outro] And the Scripture says To Adam also And to his wife The Lord God made garments of skin And covered them Then He sent the man away And set at the east Of Eden’s garden gate Cherubim And a sword of flame Turning every way To guard the path To the tree of life Wrap us in mercy Wrap us in grace You are still the Father Who calls us by name