Forgiving Eyes Lyrics - Michael Card

Surrounded with shouts the cruel accusations 

Dragged to the court, no hope of salvation 

All hope was lost for those who had caught me 

Knew what I was, they knew all about me 

I thought it seemed strange as we entered in 

They stopped a young rabbi to ask his opinion 

Caught in the act, their reason for hating 

My body could feel the stones that were waiting 

My judge, a man from Galilee 

In His eyes so gentle I could see 

A father and a brother and a son 

Just as I saw Him, the hope I had lost became born again 

I was not hopeless, though I'd been lost 

Now, I felt I was found when He looked at me 

With His forgiving eyes 

The crowd gathered round, so angry and violent 

But He stood beside me, peaceful and silent 

Then with a word, with one question, He showed them 

That they too were guilty and could not condemn 

The next thing I knew, He asked me, "Where are they?" 

And I looked around the courtyard was empty 

The stones scattered 'round, the warm morning sunlight 

He'd made the darkness perfectly light 

In this new light now I understood 

He would not condemn me though He could 

For He would be condemned someday for me 

Just as I saw Him, the hope I had lost became born again 

I was not hopeless, though I'd been lost 

Now, I felt I was found when He looked at me 

With His forgiving eyes 

Forgiving eyes