There came a kind and gentle man From a town called Galilee He spent his whole life preaching out To folks like you and me. He said his father sent him Bearing gifts from up above To those believing in him He offered faith, hope, and love... With his arms wide open He walked from town to town With his arms wide open That each lost sheep might be found. From the youngest to the old To the weak and wayward souls With his arms wide open He came gathering his fold... And when he talked about his kingdom Well it through the kings a curve Cause with all his fathers power He said he came to serve. The weary and the destitute Were the ones that he called friends No wonder he had prostitutes And even lepers follow him... Cuz with his arms wide open He welcomed one and all With his arms wide open He tore down all those walls... And sinners filled with shame To the blind and the lame With his arms wide open He loved um all the same And when his days on earth were though... He'd given all that he could give So it's no surprise That he died the same way that he lived... With his arms wide open He hung there from a cross With his arms wide open That not one soul would be lost... He turned the other cheek... when they nailed him to a tree With his arms wide open He rescued you and me. With his arms wide open He set this old world free With his arms wide open He bought our... Eternity... There came and gentle man from a town called Galilee.