Chorus I'll never know why 
Why you did what you did 
You didn't have to die 
But you did 
You hung on the cross 
So that I wouldn't be lost 
You took my place 
Now You're pleadin' my case 
You didn't have to do it 
Oh, but I'm glad you did 
You didn't have to do it 
But I'm glad you did 
You didn't have to suffer 
You didn't have to give your life 
You could have come down from the cross 
But you chose to die 
You said "Father forgive them For they know not what they do" 
An when they pierced 
Your side 
You just hung bled and died 
Repeat Chorus 
You didn't have to come down 
From the Father's side 
But because of 
Your love for me 
You made the sacrifice 
You knew no sin 
But became sin for me 
An all who believe 
Can live eternally 
Repeat Chorus 
You didn't have to do it 
But I'm glad you did 
You could have come down from the cross 
Then my soul would be lost 
But You chose to stay 
And Your love made a way