Mercy River
Down East Boys
A baby's cry in Bethlehem broke through one silent night When Heaven's child from up above came down to bring us life New mercies were now dawning for this birth was in God's plan Christ came to show the Father's love and save the souls of man The loving God, Jehovah, gave His only son to die A sinless lamb on Calvary laid His life on the line Three rusty nails went through His flesh and deep into the wood Those nails couldn't keep in on the cross, but His love for sinners could Mercy river started flowing from the Saviors' wounded side So by grace through faith those sinners could be saved Mercy river has flowed over me from banks so deep and wide It's crimson waters washed my sins away Mercy river is still changing lives today 2,000 years have come and gone since those timbers decayed But the baby born in Bethlehem left behind an empty grave Mercy river's mighty current is still making sinners clean There's power in that precious flow and healing in it's stream Mercy river started flowing from the Saviors' wounded side So by grace through faith those sinners could be saved Mercy river has flowed over me from banks so deep and wide It's crimson waters washed my sins away Mercy river is still changing lives today Mercy river started flowing from the Saviors' wounded side So by grace through faith those sinners could be saved Mercy river has flowed over me from banks so deep and wide It's crimson waters washed my sins away Mercy river is still changing lives today
