Forsaken for our Favor

"My God, My God, why hast Thou forsaken Me?.... But Thou art holy, O Thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel" (Psalm 22:1,3).

O God, our God, what kind of love
Would ever cause You to forsake
Your Son who reigned with You above,
And for our sins atonement make?

O God, we hear His question "Why?"
And we have heard His answer too:
Unless our Savior came to die,
We never could have lived with You.

For You are holy, yet You dwell
Within the praise of Your redeemed.
Our only prospect once was hell:
There was no hope for us, it seemed.

Thank You, Lord, for what You did
To save us from eternal loss!
Your lovingkindness was not hid,
But was unveiled upon Your cross!

O God, our Lord and wondrous Savior,
In Your prophetic lamentation
We now perceive Your loving favor
Bestowed on us in Your salvation.