A História de Cristo – 542

Tell me the story of Christ,
Engrave it upon my heart,
The beautiful, unheard-of story
Of grace, peace, and forgiveness!
Tell how He, becoming incarnate,
Came to dwell in the world,
And to unworthy sinners
Reveal the love of God!

Tell how He, in His goodness,
Never rejected anyone,
How, with outstretched hands,
He invited everyone to Himself!
How the good Master cannot
Refuse anyone at all,
If, convicted and contrite,
They accept His invitation.

Tell me how, upon the mountain,
He wept over the city,
For, proud and rebellious,
It rejected His love!
Tell how He still weeps
Over those who follow evil;
And, hardened, resist
His divine love.

Tell also how Christ,
Even on the cross, remembered
His cruel enemies,
And prayed to the Father for them!
How the dying thief
He so promptly heard,
And, that very day, with Him
To rest He took him!

Tell me of the cruel insults
That He meekly endured;
How, lifted up on the cross,
He died for the ungodly!
Let me live in the certainty
That it was truly for me!
That His ineffable love
Has neither change nor end!