As I walk through this world and its trials I was weak from the sin and distress There I was in total denial As I search for that haven of rest Then I looked up and saw Jesus Reaching down with the nails in His hands It was me that one day He had died for He gave His life so that I would go free I thank God for His grace and His mercy Who would save an old sinner like me You can have this old world and its treasures The bright lights and the fast moving cars I am now on that highway to heaven With a song as I rise through the stars Then I looked up and saw Jesus Reaching down with the nails in His hands It was me that one day He had died for He gave His life so that I would go free I thank God for His grace and His mercy Who would save an old sinner like me ♪ By the River of Life I've been planted And I know we must reap what we sew There are things in this world I've been granted With the hills and the valleys so low When He opens the Life Book in heaven He will turn and say this one I know When He opens the Life Book in heaven He will turn and say this one I know