Key:F (redone as arranged by Brigitte Laskowski)

Verse 1:
As little chidren we would dream of Christmas morn
and all the gifts and toys we knew we d find,
but we never realised a baby born one blessed night
gave us the greatest gift …..….of our lives

Chorus 1:
We are the reason that He gave His life,
we are the reason that He suffered and died
to a world that was lost He gave all He could give
to show us the reason to live.

Verse 2:
As the years go by we learned more about gifts,
giving of ourselves and what that means.
On a dark and cloudy day a man hung crying win the rain
Because of Love………. because of love.

Chorus 1: from above second time and then Brigde

Bridge:
Ive finally found a reason for living,
Its in giving every part of my heart to Him,
In all that I do, every word that I say,
Ill be giving my all just for Him,…for Him

Chorus 2:
We are the reason that He gave His life,
We are the reason that He suffered and died,
to a world that was lost He gave all He could give,
to show use the reason to live.
He is my reason to live.

I have transposed this song down 3 half-steps, to make it easier to play on the guitar.
Original key starts in F.
Play this on capo 3 to play in original key :-).
Have fun!

It was a cloudy day
The earth stood still
A Aaug
A Man hung crying in the shadows
Of a hill called Calvary
An innocent man, belied and scorned
Had gladly borne the pain
Aaug Em
and suffering for a world
That should have died there in His place
And as He did, He said,

“Forgive them no matter what they’ve done
Forgive them and tell them they are loved
And give to them a chance to go on living
And give to them a life that they could
never have before Oh
Father, forgive them”

And to pay the price
He became the sacrifice
A Aaug
Surely, He carried all of my sorrows
And He bore my every grief
And did it willingly
He shed His blood for me
A Aaug
And through the tears, I still can see Him
Gaze with love upon the ones who cursed His name
He gave his all to say

We’re forgiven no matter what we’ve done
Forgiven and sheltered by His love
And we’re given a chance to go on living
And we’re given a life that we could
never have before

No matter what we’ve done
Forgiven and sheltered by His love
And we’re given a chance to go on living
Forgiven forgiven by his love

http://www.myspace.com/davidmeece/music/songs/forgiven-album-version-28715889