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

Chorus:

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 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 nail-pierced 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.

(Chorus)