Full Song Lyrics
Verse 1 — From the Beginning
They test Him again with questions sharp
Trying to trap the truth with law
“Is it lawful to send her away?”
He points them back to the first-made way
Hard hearts wrote the compromise
But God spoke love before the divide
Two made one, no tearing seam
Covenant born from God’s own dream
Chorus — What God Has Joined
What God has joined, let none divide
Love is more than legal side
Faithfulness written deep within
From the start — that’s where it’s been
Verse 2 — Arms Open Wide
They bring the children, small and weak
The disciples push them back from reach
Jesus stops with holy fire
“Do not hinder their desire”
The Kingdom comes to open hands
Trusting hearts that understand
Unless you receive like one of these
You won’t see what heaven sees
Chorus — Receive the Kingdom
Receive the Kingdom as a child
No claim to earn, no record filed
Just empty hands and open eyes
That trust the love before the prize
Verse 3 — The Question of Riches
A ruler runs, then kneels in haste
“Good Teacher,” words respectfully placed
“What must I do for life to stay?”
Jesus answers, strips away
“You know the law,” the man replies
“I’ve kept it all” — yet sorrowed eyes
Jesus loves him, speaks the cost
“Release your wealth — follow Me” — he’s lost
Bridge — Hard to Enter
The man walks off, possessions tight
Jesus speaks into their sight
Harder than a camel’s frame
Through a needle’s narrow claim
Who then can be saved?” they cry
“What’s impossible” — God replies
Verse 4 — Promised Return
Peter speaks of what they gave
Homes and fields and lives unmade
Jesus answers with a truth
Loss now comes with future proof
A hundredfold — yet marked by pain
With persecution in its train
But life eternal waits beyond
The age to come — the promised dawn
Verse 5 — The Road Ahead
On toward Jerusalem they go
Fear ahead, resolve below
Again He speaks what must be faced
Betrayal, death, disgrace
Mocked, condemned, struck down to die
But on the third day — He will rise
Chorus — The Cup and the Cross
Can you drink what I must drink?
Can you walk the road I tread?
Glory waits beyond the pain
But the cross comes first instead
Verse 6 — Not So With You
They argue still who sits in power
Who stands tallest in the hour
Jesus gathers them around
Turns the world’s rules upside down
Not so with you — greatness bends
The ruler serves, the master descends
The Son of Man came not to claim
But give His life — redemption’s flame
Final Chorus — Ransom Given
A ransom given,
