Longing for a Savior
A hopeless world would wait
Sin demanded justice
At a price we could not pay
But God displayed His mercy
The greatest gift of love
When we could not reach heaven
Heaven came to us
He made a way in a manger
A way through the Son
Messiah the promised
Before time had begun
For God so loved this world
Though He knew what love would cost
He made a way in a manger
To make a way to the cross
Ooh
In Bethlehem, a stable
Became a throne of grace
As God Himself, our Savior
Drew near to take our place
His mother smiled in wonder
As shepherds stood in awe
The sacrifice of heaven
Lay sleeping in the straw
He made a way in a manger
A way through the Son
(Messiah) Messiah the promised
Before time had begun
(For God so loved) for God so loved this world
Though He knew what love would cost
He made a way in a manger
To make a way to the cross
He is the Life who died our death
The precious Lord Jesus
Laid down His sweet head
Away in a manger, no crib for a bed
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head
The stars in the sky looked down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay
He made a way in a manger
A way through the Son
(Messiah) Messiah the promised
Before time had begun
(For God so loved) for God so loved this world
Though He knew what love would cost
He made a way in a manger
To make a way to the cross
(Way to the cross) He made a way