We have never seen all through History That a man could save himself Every work of man since the world began Never kept one soul from hell But God looked down in grace and love And met our greatest need By his own hand and his perfect plan We are free, yes free indeed What we needed was a savior pure and sinless Dying for the wrong we've done What we needed was a Holy Sacrifice God's only begotten Son When the World all around was bound for Hell All earthly hope was lost What we needed was a grace and mercy God provided on a rugged cross Many men have tried to be satisfied By the things this world affords They have placed their faith in another way And rejected Christ our Lord But the father longs to reveal to Him What they needed all along It is there to claim in Jesus' name At the Cross sin's stain is gone What we needed was a savior pure and sinless Dying for the wrong we've done What we needed was a Holy Sacrifice God's only begotten Son When the World all around was bound for Hell All earthly hope was lost What we needed was a grace and mercy God provided on a rugged cross What we needed was a savior pure and sinless Dying for the wrong we've done What we needed was a Holy Sacrifice God's only begotten Son When the World all around was bound for Hell All earthly hope was lost What we needed was a grace and mercy God provided on a rugged cross When the World all around was bound for Hell All earthly hope was lost What we needed was a grace and mercy God provided on a rugged cross