There came a kind and gentle man  from a town called Galilee.  Spent his whole life reaching out  to folks like you and me.  He said his father sent him  Bearing gifts from up above.  To those believing in him  He offered faith, hope and love.  First Chorus  With his arms wide open  He walked from town to town.  With his arms wide open  That each lost sheep might be found,  From the youngest to the old  To the weak and wayward souls.  With his arms wide open  He came gathering his fold.  When he talked about his kingdom,  It threw the Kings a curve,  'Cause with all his father's power,  He said he came to serve.  The weary and the destitute  Were the ones that he called friends.  No wonder he had prostitutes  and even lepers fall him.  Second Chorus  Cause with his arms wide open  He welcomed one and all  With his arms wide open  He tore down every wall.  From sinners filler with shame,  To the blind and the lame.  With his arms wide open  He loved 'em all the same.  When his days on earth were through  He'd given all that he could give  And it's no surprise that he died  The same way that he lived.  Third Chorus  With his arms wide open  He hung there on a cross.  With his arms wide open  That not one soul would be lost.  He turned the other cheek  When they nailed him to a tree.  With his arms wide open  He rescued you and me.  With his arms wide open  He set this whole world free.  With his arms wide open  He bought our eternity.