Forgiving Eyes

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 Chorus 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 Chorus Forgiving eyes