Michael Card - Forgiving Eyes Lyrics
Michael CardSurrounded with shouts the cruel accusationsDragged to the court no hope of salvationAll hope was lost for those who had caught meKnew what I was, They knew all about meI thought it seemed strange as we entered inThey stopped a young rabbi to ask His opinionCaught in the act, their reason for hatingMy body could feel the stones that were waitingMy judge a man from GalileeIn His eyes so gentle I could seeA father and a brother and a sonChorusJust as I saw HimThe hope I had lost became born againI was not hopeless though I'd been lostNow, I felt I was found when He looked at meWith His forgiving eyesThe crowd gathered round, so angry and violentBut He stood beside me, peaceful and silentThen with a wordWith one question He showed them thatThey too were guilty and could not condemnThe next thing I knew He asked me, Where are theyAnd I looked around the courtyard was emptyThe stones scattered round, the warm morning sunlightHe'd made the darkness perfectly lightIn this new light now I understoodHe would not condemn me though He couldFor He would be condemned someday for meChorusForgiving eyes
