The Lord is compassionate and gracious Slow to anger and abounding in love He does not treat us as our sins deserve, oh hallelujah Or repay us for what we have earned For as high as the heavens are over the earth So great is His love And as far as the east is from the west So far has He taken our sins from us ♪ As a father has mercy on his children So the Lord does on all those who fear Him From everlasting to everlasting, oh The Lord's love is with all His children For as high as the heavens are over the earth So great is His love And as far as the east is from the west So far has He taken our sins from us (for, oh) For as high as the heavens are over the earth So great is His love, yes And as far as the east is from the west So far has He taken our sins from us ♪ So great is His love Oh, Hallelujah ♪ For as high as the heavens are over the earth So great is His love (yes, indeed) And as far as the east is from the west So far has He taken our sins from us (oh, thank you Lord, yeah) And as far as the east is from the west So far has He taken our sins from us Yes, He has, oh thank you Lord Oh, Hallelujah Thank you, Jesus