He came to this earth sent down from above To demonstrate god's true love To show us how to live Born into sin and yet he never did Came to man to bridge the gap He took the stripes upon his back When he did what he did it was all for me He took the nails that set me free and I am I am free I never understood how it could be Jesus died to rescue me and I am so glad It took so long for my eyes to see To answer the call The chains of sin forever have been broken Once and for all