There is a man in the corner
who no one seems to give a passing glance
he thinks he has it all
but his kingdom's sure to fall
for he's built that tower all on the sand
then one day
he sees a man
greater than a king
but oh how could it be
can this be the one they speak of
He is despised and rejected
can this be the one they speak of
who refuses when they try to make Him king
can this be the man we've dreamed of
when He doesn't wear armor, nor a cape
can this be the one we're looking for
oh how could this be the man
well he went back to the tower
back to the sand
back to the women
and all his vain plans
back to the riches
and a life of grandeur
yet something was different for evermore
his heart seemed so heavy
could this be the one
some men did say this was God's only Son
then one day
walking in the desert
water in his jug
he saw that man again thirsty and dry
ah ha he thought
see how I must be wise
for I have this water and He is despised
then he watched as this man went up to a woman
from a Samaritan town
he almost laughed thinking how desperate must this man be
but it wast the woman he saw
who received a greater drink
suddenly he felt thirsty
and he felt alone
he forgot all his errands
he ran right back home
to his place upon the sand
he cried into his hands
and said
could this be the One
how could this be God's only Son
just a poor carpenter
can this be the King
who'll put rebellion down
with the Government on His shoulders
could He truly even fit a crown
how can I know it's Him
when I'm so full of sin
he saw that man again
this time feeding a multitude
with just some bread and some fish
he thought
there'd be no bread left for him
but yet into his hands was placed plenty
he grew full in his stomach and full in his heart
and he said
could this be the One we've been waiting for
could this be the man
who'll take all our sin away
how could he be the one
he won't let us make Him king today
can this man be the one for whom we watch and pray
and one day in the square
he stopped to see that man again
teaching men in the street
then some pharisees
brought a woman to her knees
as she was weeping there
this man's judgment grew impaired
he mocked and jeered with the crowd
and picked up a stone to throw
then he looked into the eyes
of the Saviour of all life
suddenly he dropped the stone
heard that lovely voice
who among you hasn't sinned
suddenly he felt his shame
what a disgrace to his father's name
he dropped the stone and fled
he cried upon his bed
in house that sits on sand
he cried aloud
could this be the man
could He be the Great I AM
I swear He's shown me who I am
now I know He will be King
and I'll worship at His feet
and He can use this big fancy home
to house His worldly throne
but little did this man know
there'd be no earthly throne
then one day at Calvary
a sight put a shiver in his knees
he saw there was a man
with a crown fitted just for Him
could this be the man who saw my sin
could this be Him
could this be the One I've been dreaming of
He wears no armor
has no shield
His enemies do strike, oh why won't He make them yield
this cannot be that Man
who on the banks did stand
this cannot be that Man
who set Mary free
then he saw the crowd crucify Him on a tree
the rich man fell to His knees
and said
you fools this is the One
this is God's only Son
this is the great I AM
now you have slain an innocent man
oh how could it be
He came to set us free
now you say Caesar is your king
now this man wept there on his knees
until he heard a sinner's dying plea
oh Jesus won't You remember me
suddenly silence filled the air
assuredly I say
I promise you today
you will be with Me
this man got up from his knees
could it truly be
could this man hanging on a tree
be freer than the maddened throng
who crucified their only hope for God
this man was feeling week
again he fell down to his knees
and he wept there at the feet
of a man who made Him now complete
then suddenly a mighty cry
rang through the air
to end the darkest night
It is Finished
now that's this man's song
and he said
surely this is the One
this is God's only Son
I don't know what happens next
but I know that He's the King
He died to set me free
and now He is a conquerer
it is finished
it is done
He bought me back from all the things I've done
and that night he did not reach his home
he did not reach the sand
he fell asleep on a solid Rock
singing hymns to the great I AM
well three days later he heard the news
there was an empty tomb
and he said
could this be what we've been waiting for
the King has come to buy us from the dead
for my sin
and for all the world
He bruised His sovereign head
pierced His hands
His feet His sides
even hung on a cross and died
buried He saved us from all sin
He killed the liar that lives within
a man on a house of sand
now I rest on the solid Rock
I will love my Saviour
I will love my God
so he sold that house on the sand
gave everything away to another man
and went to spread the news
of the King of the Gentiles and of Jews
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