Long ago, He blessed the earth   Born older than the years   And in the stall the cross He saw   Through the first of many tears      A life of homeless wandering   Cast out in sorrow's way   The Shepherd seeking for the lost   His life, the price He paid      Love crucified arose   The risen One in splendor   Jehovah's sole defender   Has won the victory      Love crucified arose   And the grave became a place of hope   For the heart that sin and sorrow broke   Is beating once again      Throughout Your life You've felt the weight   Of what You'd come to give   To drink for us that crimson cup   So we might really live      At last the time to love and die   The dark appointed day   That one forsaken moment when   Your Father turned His face away      Love crucified arose   The One who lived and died for me   Was Satan's [Incomprehensible] casualty   Now He's breathing once again      Love crucified arose   And the grave became a place of hope   For the heart that sin and sorrow broke   Is beating once again      Love crucified arose   The risen One in splendor   Jehovah's sole defender   Has won the victory      Love crucified arose   And the grave became a place of hope   For the heart that sin and sorrow broke   Is beating once again      Love crucified arose   The One who lived and died for me   Was Satan's [Incomprehensible] casualty   Now He's breathing once again