jimistone
long standing member
I'm close in the lyric. Trying to come up with a good melody:
"He gave up Heaven for me
When I'm feeling weary
From trials I face each day
And I think on what I've given up
As I walk this Christian way.
I'm reminded yet again
Just what Jesus left behind
When he left that holy place
to bear the sins of all mankind
He walked away from walls of jasper
Away from streets of gold.
To be born into a fallen world
Full of dusty rocky roads
Apart from God in all his glory
The spotless lamb of Calvery.
Bore the trials and tribulations
He gave up Heaven for me.
(Chorus)
He left a throne in glory,
Placed at His father's side.
To hang upon my cross,
Where he suffered, bled, and died.
With love beyond all measure
God became humanity.
When the King came down to earth
He gave up Heaven for me.
Mocked, scorned and laughed at,
A crown of thorns upon his head
Scourged till blood was flowing
That formed a coat of crimson red.
With his stripes he has healed us
By his blood I've been set free!
Glory Glory Hallelujah!
He gave up Heaven for me.
(Chorus)
He left a throne in glory,
Placed at His father's side.
To hang upon my cross,
Where he suffered, bled, and died.
With love beyond all measure
God became humanity.
When my King came down to earth
And gave up Heaven for me"
"He gave up Heaven for me
When I'm feeling weary
From trials I face each day
And I think on what I've given up
As I walk this Christian way.
I'm reminded yet again
Just what Jesus left behind
When he left that holy place
to bear the sins of all mankind
He walked away from walls of jasper
Away from streets of gold.
To be born into a fallen world
Full of dusty rocky roads
Apart from God in all his glory
The spotless lamb of Calvery.
Bore the trials and tribulations
He gave up Heaven for me.
(Chorus)
He left a throne in glory,
Placed at His father's side.
To hang upon my cross,
Where he suffered, bled, and died.
With love beyond all measure
God became humanity.
When the King came down to earth
He gave up Heaven for me.
Mocked, scorned and laughed at,
A crown of thorns upon his head
Scourged till blood was flowing
That formed a coat of crimson red.
With his stripes he has healed us
By his blood I've been set free!
Glory Glory Hallelujah!
He gave up Heaven for me.
(Chorus)
He left a throne in glory,
Placed at His father's side.
To hang upon my cross,
Where he suffered, bled, and died.
With love beyond all measure
God became humanity.
When my King came down to earth
And gave up Heaven for me"