For a time such as this We've been born, we've been blessed Long before time began We were in the Father's plan By His love, by His will He would see the dream fulfilled By the blood of His own Son We are free, we are one [Chorus] And we will rise and face the darkness We will shine His holy light We will live to love the hopeless We will lift the Cross of Christ We will raise the flag of freedom For His blood is our defense He has called us, for a time A time such as this For a son far from home For a child who cries alone For a life on the line Barely a man, too young to die For a world such as this Jesus dies, Jesus lives [?] [Chorus]