Oh, love divine, this love excelling
What a mystery, this love
A divine mystery
Concealed from the world for generations
But now revealed, no longer hidden
Now revealed, like a secret surprise
Christ within you, every breath, living in you
Christ who floods my soul
With the expectation of His glory
This mystery, this love divine
Unfolding throughout our lives, like every child’s experience
Throughout all of the generations
No longer hidden from the world, no longer hidden from humanity
His presence surrounds, His presence invades
This is sacred space, with both beauty and time
Living within you, living within me
Flooding my soul, making me whole
This mystery of Christ, embedded within
Never to be shaken, more deeply revealed
This stirring of our faith, echoes like the seas roar
Never to fade away, or diminish with time
Like a heavenly treasure chest, this gift of life reveals
A love divine, a love excelling
Full of hope, full of glory, full of mystery
Would someone tell me, this old, old story
Of the old rugged cross
The riches of His glory, the riches of His love
A love that still stands
Prevailing through the tests of time
This love never failing, revealing His truth over time
A love that has sacrificed it all
For you, for me!
A God who wants everyone to know!
This story is no longer concealed
Reveals the hidden mystery from the beginning of time
His shadow that washes away every shadow of guilt and shame
Of every evil thought or deed or blame
Through the sacrifice that was made
His body bruised and broken
Releases love, releases hope, releases peace
For all the eyes of the world to see
This sin payment made so that we could dwell
In His presence forever, restoring relationship with Him
Nothing can separate us from this love
Holy and flawless, as white as a dove
We’ve been redeemed, we’ve been restored
Fully and completely, by the blood of the Lamb.
Oh what a mystery, this love divine
Never to be shaken from this hope – this radical gospel story
To which we confess, to which we believe
This profound story, for every tribe and tongue
Oh, love divine, this love excelling
This divine mystery, a secret surprise
Once concealed but now alive, for all the nations to see
Christ died, Christ is risen, Christ in me!
The hope of glory!
For through Him everything is created
All that is seen and all that is unseen
This intimate connection with Him, always with you.
Everything created, His plan and purpose
Through His blood, the old rugged cross
Would someone tell me this old old story
For everything in life, comes back to Him
All that is broken, now redeemed
Restored, made whole once again
Oh, love divine, this love excelling
Thank you for the old rugged cross
The hope of glory!
Thank you for this sacred cost
What a love divine, this love excelling!
This love opens the way to life, between you and me!
What a mystery!
What love is this?
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