With His Arms Wide Open

C F G C G There came a kind and gentle man F C F From a town called Galilee C G He spent His whole life preaching out F G To folks like you and me. C G He said His Father sent Him F C F Bearing gifts from up above C G To those believing in Him F G He offered faith, hope, and love C With His arms wide open F C He walked from town to town G Am With His arms wide open F G That each lost sheep might be found. F C From the youngest to the old E7 Am To the weak and wayward souls G F C With His arms wide open G C He came gathering His fold F C C G And when He talked about His kingdom F C Well it through the kings a curve G Cause with all His Father’s power F G He said He came to serve. C G The weary and the destitute F C Were the ones that He called friends G No wonder He had prostitutes F G And even lepers follow Him C Cuz with his arms wide open F C He welcomed one and all G Am With His arms wide open F C G He tore down all those walls F C From sinners filled with shame E Am To the blind and the lame G F C With His arms wide open G Am He loved them all the same G And when His days on earth were through F C G Dm He’d given all that He could give C Dm So it’s no surprise C F C Dm C G That He died the same way that He lived C With His arms wide open F C He hung there from a cross G Am With His arms wide open F C G That not one soul would be lost F C He turned the other cheek E Am When they nailed Him to a tree G F C With His arms wide open G Am He rescued you and me G F C With His arms wide open E Am He set this old world free G F C With His arms wide open G C He bought our eternity C G F C There came a kind and gentle man from a town called Galilee.