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.

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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!

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)

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)