It Is

The universe above the sky
The world beneath the sea
He spoke into existence
By these words, 'let there be'
He moved upon the waters
And He drove the dark away
'Let there be light' and there it was
The first Night and the Day
And He said 'it is good'

He gathered up the waters
And moved them to the sea
He spoke and land was formed whereon
Grew flower, fruit and tree
And in the vaulted heavens
He placed signs of days and years
Forming infinite mysteries
In the sun and moon and stars
And He said, 'it is good'

The waters teemed with creatures
Fowl flew above the earth
In manifold abundance
He witnessed nature's birth
The livestock for the pasture
The lion for the wild
The father for the mother
The mother for the child
And he said, 'it is good'

God looked upon creation
Great many years had passed
Sin ruled in every nation
As man toiled 'neath its curse
A toil of endless sacrifice
So great the debt of man
But they could never pay sin's price
With blood of goat or ram

…and God took His beloved
His one and only Son
Who looked up to His Father
And cried, 'Thy will be done'
As man tore at His glory
And spat upon His face
They jeered and cursed and smote the One
Who saves us by His grace

Upon a cross at Calvary
A King clothed as a man
Took on Himself all guilt of sin
Though HE, a spotless Lamb
Then, as the mountains trembled
And stars fell from the sky
He sealed the sinner's pardon
As the guilty hear Him cry
'It is finished. It is finished'.