Lyrics and translation Vanessa Bell Armstrong - For God So Loved The World

For God So Loved The World

For God so loved the world
That He gave His only begotten Son,
That whomsoever believth on Him
Should not perish, should not perish,
But they shall have, they shall have
Everlating life.

God could have chosen
To never love again,
Fallen man could go his way
And die in his sin.

But God in His compassion said,
"I'll pay redemption's price",
So He took on the form of man
And became the perfect sacrifice.

Riches couldn't have paid the debt
That God could have sold,
All the walls of jasper,
All the streets of purest gold.

But He knew the price of one lost soul
Was more than wealth could buy;
And if redemption were ever bought,
Only love would satisfy.

Car Dieu a tant aimé le monde

Car Dieu a tant aimé le monde
Qu'il a donné son Fils unique,
Afin que quiconque croit en lui
Ne périsse pas, ne périsse pas,
Mais qu'il ait, qu'il ait
La vie éternelle.

Dieu aurait pu choisir
De ne plus jamais aimer,
L'homme déchu pouvait suivre son chemin
Et mourir dans son péché.

Mais Dieu dans sa compassion a dit:
"Je paierai le prix de la rédemption",
Il a donc pris la forme d'un homme
Et est devenu le sacrifice parfait.

Les richesses n'auraient pas pu payer la dette
Que Dieu aurait pu vendre,
Tous les murs de jaspe,
Toutes les rues d'or pur.

Mais il savait que le prix d'une âme perdue
Valait plus que la richesse ne pouvait acheter;
Et si la rédemption devait jamais être achetée,
Seul l'amour satisferait.