Michael Card Album: The Early Years Track: Forgiving Eyes
Forgiving Eyes Lyrics
Surrounded with shouts the cruel accusations Dragged to the court no hope of salvation All hope was lost for those who had caught me Knew what I was, They knew all about me I thought it seemed strange as we entered in They stopped a young rabbi to ask His opinion Caught in the act, their reason for hating My body could feel the stones that were waiting My judge a man from Galilee In His eyes so gentle I could see A father and a brother and a son
Chorus Just as I saw Him The hope I had lost became born again I was not hopeless though I'd been lost Now, I felt I was found when He looked at me With His forgiving eyes
The crowd gathered round, so angry and violent But He stood beside me, peaceful and silent Then with a word With one question He showed them that They too were guilty and could not condemn The next thing I knew He asked me, Where are they And I looked around the courtyard was empty The stones scattered round, the warm morning sunlight He'd made the darkness perfectly light In this new light now I understood He would not condemn me though He could For He would be condemned someday for me
