Mercy Saw Me by T.D. Jakes Lyrics

The years had left scars, the scars had left pain
How could He recognize me? I wasn't the same
I knew I should pay and I knew the price
But justice and law demanded my life
His tender heart heard my desperate cry
And He saw my past through merciful eyes

Beautiful! That's how Mercy saw me
Though I was broken and so lost
But Mercy looked past all my faults
The justice of God saw what I had done
But Mercy saw me through the Son
Not what I was but what I should be
That's how Mercy saw me

Whereever you go, you can't go too far
That His eyes of Mercy can't see where you are
Yes He loves you too much to leave you alone
No He won't leave you alone
Yes, you're flesh of His flesh yes you are, yes you are
And you're bone of His bone
Yet His heart cries out for your heart today
See yourself through His eyes and then you can say:
Sin had stolen my dignity and all my self esteem
But I was made brand new again
When Mercy looked past me
Beautiful! That's how Mercy saw me
Though I was broken and so lost not too long ago
But Mercy looked past all my faults
The justice of God saw what I had done
But Mercy saw me through the Son
Not what I was, but what I could be that's how Mercy saw me
For not what I was, but what I could be, that's how Jesus saw me