Before

Before God had made the heavens and the earth
Before, before when man was but a twinkle in His eye
Before ever a drop of blood was shed by man’s hands
Before the stars in heaven twinkled in the first night

Before the sun had its rise on the dawn of the first day
Before the moon reflected its glow on that first nigh
Before the waters of the deep seas covered the earth
Before the trees full of their fruit started to grow tall

Before the creatures of the earth roamed over the land
Before Adam’s first breathe exhaled into the gentle breeze
Before Eve was formed of him to complement his form
Before sin entered and they fell from their special place

Before blood flowed in every creatures vessels and veins
Before God rested on the seventh day from all He has made
Before death had found our first parents because of their sin
Before, when God planned blood for blood as an even exchange

Before, He always had the blood of His Son to pay for sin’s pain
Before, because man’s life is bound in his blood flowing within
Before, because God needed a perfect sacrifice to atone for sin
Before Able ever offered that first lamb by faith to the Lord

Before Abraham placed his son Isaac on that altar of stone
Before Moses gave the law with sacrifices that partly atoned
Before, because an animal’s blood cannot man’s sin wash away
Before because man is truly corrupted to the core of his being

Before the old nature was exposed in the light of God’s Son
Before time existed God had reserved His own lamb for us
Before, from time everlasting Jesus was the lamb that was slain
Before, even then God knew the end and His wrath, satisfied

Before because His Son Jesus would lay down His own life
Before because He saw His Son’s blood, shed to the last drop
Before the lance pierced and blood and water poured out
Before Jesus spirit returned to the Father and his body the grave

Before His body rose in victory, glorified, sin conquered forever
Before the Holy Spirit filled everyone in that Upper Room
Before the first disciples started to preach the good news
Before, even then God knew and it was all in His great plan

Before Steven the first martyr was stoned by the angry mob
Before the church spread the gospel of His Kingdom far and wide
Before the Middle Ages with its twisted religion with its abuse
Before the time of the Reformation and restoration of truth

Before the sword of theological debate became a war of words
Before the hair splitting was found mixed in with God’s pure grace
Before some preachers started to live in excessive luxury and sin
Before confusion enter and the truth dimmed her pure light

Before our soul’s true prosperity was measured in silver and gold
Before getting ahead was more important than getting saved
Before our word’s impact started falling, laying on the ground
Before the plagues of the last days came upon the whole world

Before God’s Lamb Second Coming, back to the earth as a Lion
Before the end finally came and then the Millennium of peace
Before it all came to pass God saw everything and had a plan
Before He knew you? Never was a time when He did not know you!