You Came for Me

Lord Jesus, in your mercy
You came to earth for me;
You left your perfect splendor
With all your majesty.

You took a human body,
Felt hunger, cold, and pain,
Were hated and rejected,
And felt temptation’s strain.

Yet all the time you bore it
Without the least complaint –
No sinful thoughts or motives
Broke through your self restraint.

Your words were true and gracious,
Your actions good and right,
You always served the Father –
A bright and shining light.

Though pure you took my burden
Of sinful guilt and shame –
Condemned to die though perfect
While sinners mocked your Name.

You gave Your life to save me
And shed Your blood for me;
Though I deserved the treatment,
You took it willingly.

Then, when your work was finished,
You bowed your head and died;
They sealed the tomb and guarded
Your body crucified.

The story wasn’t over –
That Sunday you arose
Triumphant in your conquest
That crushed our darkest foes.

The strength of sin was broken,
Death died in infamy,
The devil was defeated,
My guilty heart set free.

You wore my sin and sorrow
So I could wear your crown,
Your righteousness now clothes me
And nothing weighs me down.

What boundless grace and mercy
Would send you all this way
And set your love upon me
To wash my sins away?

I know I can’t explain it,
No songs can tell the whole,
But how I love and praise you
With all my heart and soul!

Christina Joy Hommes