You may be down, you may be out With nothing to be glad about But you can stand right up and shout 'Cause Jesus died for you You may think that you can't cope You may be drunk or hooked on dope Believe me brother, you've still got hope 'Cause Jesus died for you Maybe you ain't got a dime You're standing in the welfare line Or maybe you're in prison doin your time But Jesus died for you Satan may have you in retreat But you won't go down in defeat 'Cause you can sittin in the mercy seat 'Cause Jesus died for you He died for you - to complete salvation's plan He died for you - He's got nail scars in His hands He bore the cross - to sanctify the lost All you've got to do is believe it, Get down on your knees and receive it! You may think you're too far gone You've sinned so bad you can't atone But bow your head and come on home 'Cause Jesus died for you This ol' world keeps falling apart But you don't have to let it break your heart You can make a brand new start 'Cause Jesus died for you Now Satan is a mighty foe But just stand firm because you know You've got a better place to go 'Cause Jesus died for you When there's trouble in the wind Or when you face the bitter end You can start all over again 'Cause Jesus died for you You can face death with a smile Laugh at all your troubles and trials Never have to walk another lonely mile Jesus died for you! He died for you - to break the devil's hold He died for you - to redeem your mortal soul Don't be afraid - 'Cause you debt has done been paid You just come and do your best -- The Holy Spirit's gonna do the rest! He died for you - to complete salvation's plan He died for you - He's got nail scars in His hands He bore the cross - to sanctify the lost All you've got to do is believe it, Get down on your knees and receive it! Makes no difference how wrong you've been How heavy is your load of sin The door's still open come on in 'Cause Jesus died for you Now you may think you're too far gone You've sinned so bad you can't atone But bow your head and come on home 'Cause Jesus died for you Jesus died for you Jesus died for you