I didn’t know

When I was one with God
Before my birth,
I didn’t know
That I would come to earth.

And when I came to earth,
A little child,
I didn’t realise
I had been exiled.

When I was exiled here
To seek and yearn,
I never guessed
How much I’d have to learn.

And when I learned
How hard this life can be,
I didn’t think
Salvation would be free.

When I found new hope
Through Jesus Christ,
I didn’t grasp
What he had sacrificed.

And when I understood
His gift of love,
I never thought
That I would drink his blood.

When I drank his blood
He made me whole.
At last, I knew my origin
And goal.

So I pursue that goal
With all my might –
To reunite with God,
Who shares our plight.

References

I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb (Jeremiah 1:5; NLT).

This is what the Sovereign Lord says: O my people, I will open your graves of exile and cause you to rise again (Ezekiel 37:12; NLT).

Learn to do good (Isaiah 1:17; NLT).

The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6:23; NLT).

Christ, our Passover Lamb, has been sacrificed for us (1 Corinthians 5:7; NLT).

He took a cup of wine and gave thanks to God for it. He gave it to them and said, “Each of you drink from it, for this is my blood” (Matthew 26:27-8; NLT).

He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that made us whole, and with his stripes we are healed (Isaiah 53:5; RSV).

The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).

In all their suffering he also suffered (Isaiah 63:9; NLT).