Forgiving Eyes Lyrics

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



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



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

Forgiving eyes