The First Time I Saw the Love lyrics

Jesus loves me, this I heard
I even pled in God's Word
And in my mind, I truly did believe
But not until I faced the cross
Did I see what love in me had cost
It was then my heart was changed at Calvary

The first time I saw love
It was hanging on a tree
The first time I saw life
It was dying there for me
And for the first time in my lifetime
I found all I'd ever dreamed of
For the first time I saw Jesus
Was the first time I saw love

I've known a love of family
And friends who mean so much to me
But none on earth could ever quite compare
Oh, to what I found the day I knelt
A love like none I'd ever felt
For all I've ever needed, I found there

The first time I saw love
It was hanging on a tree
The first time I saw life
It was dying there for me
For the first time in my lifetime
I found all I'd ever dreamed of
For the first time I saw Jesus
The first time I saw Jesus
The first time I saw Jesus
Was the first time I saw love
I saw love when I saw Him