Once there was a King Who sat high upon His throne The Ruler of the universe God and God alone But His heart was broken by a world Held captive in their sin A ransom must be paid To redeem them back to Him So God in His great wisdom Revealed His master plan It sent the Son of God To become the Son of man Once and for all the sacrifice for sin Would finally be Christ the perfect lamb upon the cross of Calvary One single light of matchless grace Brought hope to all mankind One drop of sinless blood He raised Our guilt for all of time One man alone for mercy stands Proclaiming to the lost The way was made, the price was paid Once upon a cross Once the world could only wait For the promise held by faith To once and lonely Bethlehem Messiah came to live with men And once upon Golgotha's hill He bowed beneath His Father's will To satisfy redemption's cost Once upon a cross