185 How God Sees Mankind
Verse 1
Once Jesus witnessed man’s life in sin,
His heart filled with a strong desire—
to let men be free from their struggling.
He must soon bear their sins on the cross.
These were Jesus’ thoughts once He’d lived with men
and felt their misery of living in sin.
Pre-chorus 1
That the incarnate God could have this will for all of man—
is this a disposition that an average mortal has?
Chorus
He will always see mankind
through eyes which are divine,
from the heights of His position as Creator.
He will always see mankind
through God’s essence and mind,
not through eyes of corrupt or average people.
Verse 2
Though on the surface God takes man’s form,
learns their knowledge, the language they speak,
though He uses man’s ways to express His thoughts,
He sees humans in ways man can’t see.
His view of things’ essence is not the same
as the view of the corrupt human race.
Pre-chorus 2
His perspective and the elevation at which He stands
is something unattainable for any corrupt man.
Chorus
He will always see mankind
through eyes which are divine,
from the heights of His position as Creator.
He will always see mankind
through God’s essence and mind,
not through eyes of corrupt or average people.
Bridge
Because God Himself is the truth
and His flesh also has God’s essence,
His thoughts as a man are truth,
and so are His expressions.
No matter how lowly His flesh is,
how people treat Him with contempt,
His attitude and thoughts towards man
can’t be copied or possessed.
Chorus
He will always see mankind
through eyes which are divine,
from the heights of His position as Creator.
He will always see mankind
through God’s essence and mind,
not through eyes of corrupt or average people.
Adapted from The Word, Vol. 2. On Knowing God. God’s Work, God’s Disposition, and God Himself III