1 There is an everlasting kindness
You lavished on us
when the Radiance of heaven
came to rescue the lost;
You called the sheep without a shepherd
to leave their distress
for Your streams of forgiveness
and the shade of Your rest.

2 And with compassion for the hurting,
You reached out your hand
as the lame ran to meet You
and the dead breathed again;
You saw behind the eyes of sorrow
and shared in our tears,
heard the sigh of the weary,
let the children draw near.

Chorus What boundless love, what fathomless grace
You have shown us, O God of compassion!
Each day we live, an off'ring of praise
as we show to the world Your compassion!

3 We stood beneath the cross of Calv'ry
and gazed on Your face,
at the thorns of oppression
and the wounds of disgrace;
for surely You have borne our suff'ring
and carried our grief
as You pardoned the scoffer
and showed grace to the thief. (chorus)

4 How beautiful the feet that carry
this gospel of peace
to the fields of injustice
and the valleys of need
To be a voice of hope and healing,
to answer the cries
of the hungry and helpless
with the mercy of Christ. (chorus)