Verse 1
^CLong a^Ggo ^Cfar a^Gway a ^Bbplan was ^Fmade
A ^CFather ^Gsent His ^Conly ^GSon to ^Bbsave ^Fus
But they ^Abmocked Him and they ^Ebwouldn't believe
And they ^Fmmade it plain to ^Cmsee
That the ^Bbmonly Son meant ^Fmnothing ^Gbhanging on a ^Dbtree
And they ^Abnever blinked an ^Ebeye
As they ^Dbwatched His bleeding wounds
But they'll ^Cmgaze at Him in ^Gmanguish
When the ^Ebonly ^FSon re^Cturns
When the ^Ebonly ^FSon re^Cturns

Verse 2
^CHea^Gven was ^Cfilled ^Gwith His ^Bbglo^Fry
He ^Cleft it ^Gall, He ^Cgave it ^Gup for ^Bbyou and ^Fme
And He ^Abpromised we would ^Ebone day
^FmRule and reign with ^CmHim
And ^Bbmthough He had to ^Fmleave us
He ^Gbsaid He'd come a^Dbgain
And ^AbI will watch the ^Ebsky with a ^Dbheart that ever yearns
And ^Cmgaze on Him in ^Gmwonder
When the ^Ebonly ^FSon re^Cturns
When the ^Ebonly ^FSon re^Cturns