311. Children, Can You Tell Me Why

6-7s.
1
Children, can you tell me why
 
Jesus came to bleed and die?
 
He was happy high above,
 
Dwelling in His Father’s love,
 
Yet He left His joy and bliss,
 
For a wicked world like this.
2
Children, I will tell you why
 
Jesus left His home on high;
 
He is gracious, full of love,
 
Kind, and gentle as a dove,
 
So He would not live alone,
 
Though He sat upon a throne.
3
We were all by sin undone,
 
Yet He loved us, every one;
 
So to earth He kindly came,
 
On the cross to bear our shame,
 
And to wash away our guilt
 
In the precious blood He spilt.
4
He who for our sins was slain,
 
Lives and dwells above again,
 
Where He’s waiting to receive
 
All who will His love believe;
 
This, dear children, this is why
 
Jesus came to bleed and die.
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