1st verse –
You gave your breath
At the beginning of time
Breathing life into all of mankind
Offered a paradise
Beyond compare
Sharing walks in a garden
Every breath, fresh air
But….
chorus –
It was me who took your breath away
That nailed you to a tree
And as your body hung there
Your last gasp was for me
You prayed, “Father forgive her,
She knows not what she does.”
And as you took your final breath
I took my first because
You gave your breath away.
2nd verse –
Every word you breathed
Dripped with precious truth
Every whisper, every shout
Was God’s voice and breath in you
But mankind turned away
Chose to breathe their own air
Not knowing it would choke them
With not a breath to spare
But…
chorus –
It was me who took your breath away
That nailed you to a tree
And as your body hung there
Your last gasp was for me
You prayed, “Father forgive her,
She knows not what she does.”
And as you took your final breath
I took my first because
You gave your breath away.
bridge –
Now I’ll live my life to follow you
Your praise in every breath
At the top of my lungs I’ll shout my love
To you who beat the life out of death
chorus 2 –
And…
Now you take my breath away
You’re all I’m living for
Your beauty excites, inspires
You’re all I want and more
You take my breath away
You’re the only one I see
I live and breathe to love you
The one who first loved me
All because you gave your breath away….
