358 How Could God Not Be Sad?
Verse 1
God has tasted sweet, sour, bitter, pungent,
every taste of the human experience.
He comes in the wind, He goes in the rain.
He’s experienced the persecution of family,
He’s experienced the ups and downs of life,
the pain of the parting from His body.
Chorus
When God came to earth, instead of welcoming Him
because of the hardship He suffered,
man “politely” declined God’s good intentions.
How could He not be pained and saddened by this?
Verse 2
Could it be that God became flesh only
for it to end like this?
Why does man not love God?
Why is His love repaid with hate?
Could it be that God should just suffer this way?
Chorus
When God came to earth, instead of welcoming Him
because of the hardship He suffered,
man “politely” declined God’s good intentions.
How could He not be pained and saddened by this?
Verse 3
People have shed tears of sympathy
because of God’s hardships on earth.
They railed against the wrongs of His misfortune.
Yet who has truly known God’s heart?
Chorus
When God came to earth, instead of welcoming Him
because of the hardship He suffered,
man “politely” declined God’s good intentions.
How could He not be pained and saddened by this?
Bridge
Who can perceive the feelings of God?
Man once had deep affection for God,
often longed for Him in their dreams.
But how could those on earth understand His will in heaven?
Chorus
When God came to earth, instead of welcoming Him
because of the hardship He suffered,
man “politely” declined God’s good intentions.
How could He not be pained and saddened by this?
How could He not be pained and saddened by this?
How could He not be pained and saddened by this?
Adapted from The Word, Vol. 1. The Appearance and Work of God. God’s Words to the Entire Universe, Chapter 31