Mark 8
Full Song Lyrics
Verse 1 — Compassion Again
The crowds remain, the days run long
Three days hungry, still holding on
Jesus sees what others miss
Fainting souls in need like this
Seven loaves, a grateful prayer
Broken bread, enough to share
They eat their fill, the baskets rise
Abundance born before their eyes
Chorus — He Has Compassion
He has compassion, He sees the need
Feeds the body, sows the seed
What’s placed in faith within His hands
Becomes enough for every land
Verse 2 — Demands for Proof
The Pharisees approach with spite
“Show a sign,” they test His might
He sighs deep from weary breath
No sign for hearts that choose their death
The signs were seen, the truth was clear
But pride still closed the ear to hear
He turns away, the boat departs
Leaving hardness to the heart
Verse 3 — Beware the Yeast
“Beware the yeast,” He warns them low
Of Pharisee and Herod’s hold
They think of bread, they miss the point
Still counting loaves instead of joint
“Do you not see? Remember well
The bread I broke, the baskets fell”
Hard hearts dull what eyes have known
Slow to trust what He has shown
Bridge — Partial Sight
In Bethsaida, a blind man led
Hands laid on, the question said
“What do you see?” — “Like trees that move”
Again He touches, sight made true
First unclear, then fully whole
Healing mirrors the learning soul
Verse 4 — The Great Confession
On Caesarea’s distant road
The question falls, the weight bestowed
“Who do they say the Son of Man?”
Voices echo, borrowed plans
“But you,” He asks — the moment stands
Peter speaks what faith demands
“You are the Christ,” the living call
Messiah named — yet still not all
Chorus — The Christ Revealed
You are the Christ, the promised One
God’s anointed, heaven’s Son
Yet crowns must wait, the path is steep
Before the throne — the cross runs deep
Verse 5 — The Cost Made Clear
He teaches them what must unfold
Rejected, killed — the truth foretold
Peter resists, rebukes in fear
Jesus answers sharp and clear
“Get behind Me — set your mind
On God’s designs, not humankind”
Then to the crowd He lifts His voice
Calls them all to costly choice
Final Chorus — Take Up the Cross
If you would follow, deny yourself
Take up the cross, not save your life
What you cling to, you will lose
What you surrender, you will find
Outro
Who do you say that I am?
The answer shapes the way you stand
