THIS MUCH by Teri Couture

As I was walking along the road to Calvary,

I saw Jesus along the way

I asked him, "Jesus, how much do You love me?"

And this is what I heard Him say:

"I love you this much,"

"This much" He cried

As they nailed Him to the cross

when He was crucified.

"I love \you this much,"

"This much" He cried

And then He stretched out his arms

And He died.

As I was looking upon that cruel tree,

I thought of Jesus' goodness and grace,

I thought, Jesus, how much You must have loved me,

For I know that I...I should have taken Your place.

But you loved me this much,

"This much" You cried

As they nailed You to the cross

when You were crucified.

"You loved me this much,"

"This much" You cried

And then You stretched out Your arms

And You died.

Then I lay weeping at the feet of Jesus

And I saw angels come to stand by His side

I stood upon my feet and looked up to the sky

and with my hands stretched toward heaven, I cried:

"I love you this much, this much," I cried

"And for You, Lord, I'd be willing to die,"

"I love you this much, this much," I cried

"And for You, Lord, I would be willing to die."

 I wrote this song in honor of a great man of God, John Pelkey.  He spoke these words to me when I was going through the worst things in my life.  It became "our" song.  He made me promise to sing it at his funeral and I did.  Love you, John!

ROMANS 8:28

I was ready to give up

My life was in despair

Then a fellow Christian told me,

"It's not more than you can bear."

I started disagreeing,

said, "The battle's just too great."

He opened up his Bible to Romans 8:28

CHORUS:

All things work together for good to those that love the Lord

And are called according to His purpose,

Oh yes, all things work together for good to those that love the Lord

And are called according to His purpose,

Well, I got through the darkest hour that comes before the dawn

Thinking of that Bible verse,

It's now become my song.

I couldn't understand the reason why I had to wait,

It tells me in my Bible: Romans 8:28.  (Chorus)

So if you see a soul in need,

let him have a look

For he can be encouraged by what's written in the Holy Book

Tell him all about the Lord

But let God set him straight,

So he can go home singing Romans 8:28 (Chorus)