He Grew The Tree
The Guardians
He molded and built a small lonely hill That He knew would be called Calvary Then He made a seed that would grow to be Thorns that would make His Son bleed Then He made a green stem Gave it leaves And then gave it sunshine, and rain, and sheltered it with moss He grew the tree that He knew would be Used to make the old rugged cross Nothing took His life With love He gave it He was crucified On a tree that He created With great love for man God stayed with His plan He grew the tree So that we might go free And with tears in His eyes God looked down through time Saw Him spat upon, rejected, and mocked Oh, still He grew the tree That He knew would be Used to make the old rugged cross Oh, nothing took His life With love He gave it He was crucified On a tree He created With great love for man God stayed with His plan He grew the tree So that we might go free So I'll cherish the old rugged cross, Till my trophies at last I lay down; Oh, I will cling to the old rugged cross, He grew the tree so that we might go free. Amen
