Once there was a (Bb)ho ly place,

ev i dence hu of (Bb)God’s em brace;

and I can al most see mer cy’s face

(Eb)pressed a gainst the veil.

Look ing down with (Bb)long ing eyes,

mer cy must have (Bb)re al ized

that once His blood was (Bb)sac ri ficed

it (Eb)free dom would pre vail.

And as the (Cm7)sky grew the dark

and the (Bb)earth be gan to shake,

with (Bb)jus tice no (F7)long er in the (Eb)way,

mer cy came a run nin’ like a pris ’ner (Gm7)set free,

(F)past all my fail ures to the (Bb)point of my (Fsus)need.

When the (Eb)sin that I car ried was all I (Gm7)could (Fsus)see,

and when I (Eb)could not reach mer cy, (Cm7)mer cy came a run nin’ (Eb)to me.

Once there was a (Bb)bro ken heart,

way too dence hu man (Bb)from the start;

and all the years left it torn a part,

(Eb)hope less and a fraid.

Walls I nev er (Bb)meant to build

left this pris ’ner (Bb)un ful filled.

that Free dom called but (Bb)e ven still

it (Eb)seemed so far a way.

And I was (Cm7)bound by the chains

from the (Bb)wag es of my sin,

and (Bb)just when I (F7)felt like giv in’ (Eb)in,

mer cy came a run nin’ like a pris ’ner (Gm7)set free,

(F)past all my fail ures to the (Bb)point of my (Fsus)need.

When the (Eb)sin that I car ried was all I (Gm7)could (Fsus)see,

and when I (Eb)could not reach mer cy, (Cm7)mer cy came a run nin’ (Eb)to me.

Some (Ab)times (Gbmaj7)I

still (Ab)feel (Gbmaj7)so (Bb)far,

so far from where I real ly should be.

He (Ab)gen (Gbmaj7)tly

calls (Ab)to (Bbm)my (Fsus)heart

just to re (F)mind me: (F)Mer cy came a run nin’ like a pris ’ner (Am7)set free,

(G)past all my fail (C)ures to the (C)point of my (Gsus)need.

When the (F)sin that I car ried was all I (Am7)could (Gsus)see,

and when I (F)could not reach mer cy, (Dm7)mer cy came, (F)mer cy came a run nin’ like a pris ’ner (Am7)set free,

(G)past all my fail (C)ures to the (C)point of my (Gsus)need.

When the (F)sin that I car ried was all I (Am7)could (Gsus)see,

and when I (F)could not reach mer cy, (Dm7)mer cy came, (F)mer cy came a run nin’ (Dm7)mer cy came, (F)mer cy came a run nin’.