Longing for a savior   A hopeless world would wait   Sin demanded justice   At a price we could not pay   But God displayed his mercy   The greatest gift of love   When we could not reach heaven   Heaven came to us      Chorus:   He made a way in a manger   A way to the cross   Messiah the promised   Before time had begun   For God so loved this world   Though he knew what love would cost   He made a way in a manger   To make a way to the cross      In Bethlehem a stable   Became a throne of grace   As God himself our Savior   Drew near to take our place   His mother smiled in wonder   As shepherds stood in awe   The sacrifice of heaven   Lay sleeping in the straw      Bridge:   He is the life that died our death   The precious Lord Jesus   Laid down his sweet head      Chorus:   He made a way in a manger   A way to the cross   Messiah the promised   Before time had begun   For God so loved this world   Though he knew what love would cost   He made a way in a manger   To make a way to the cross      Away in a manger, no crib for his bed   The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head   The stars in the sky looked down where He lay   The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay