56. Jesus Who Lives Above the Sky
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Jesus who lives above the sky,
Came down to be a man and die,
And in the Bible we may read
His love to those who were in need.
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He went about — He was so kind —
To cure poor people who were blind;
And many who were sick and lame,
He pitied them and did the same.
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And more than that, He told them too
The things that God would have them do;
And was so gentle and so mild,
He would have listened to a child.
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He knew how wicked man had been,
And knew that God must punish sin;
So out of pity Jesus said
He’d bear the punishment instead.
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But such a cruel death He died!
He was hung up and crucified;
And those kind hands that did such good,
They nailed them to a cross of wood.
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And so He died, and rose again;
He lives on high at God’s right hand;
Soon He’ll return for us from heaven —
For those whose sins have been forgiven.