Once upon a tree He died at Calvary Once upon a tree He suffered loss Greatest story told Starting with these few words No not with once upon a time But once upon a tree Once upon a tree (on a tree) He died at Calvary Once upon a tree (on a tree) He suffered loss (He paid the cost) Greatest story told (ever told) Starting these few words (these words) No not with once upon a time But once upon a tree (tree, a, a tree) Upon it they crucified (My Jesus) He suffered, He bled and died (That you and I) So that you and I can receive the gift of life (He cried) He cried at Gethsemane (Let this cup pass from me) "Father, please let this pass from me" (But then He died) Then He took up His cross The Savior of man to be (For You, for You) To be Repeat No not with once upon a time, But once upon a tree