VERSE 1
Once upon a time, there was a man who had two sons
The younger one left his home into the world
There he wasted his life doing many wicked things
But his father waited patiently
And he came to his senses and came running to his father
Forgive me, forgive me
CHORUS 1
Forsake the world; there is a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There’s a home in heaven or a burning lake of fire
Make a better choice with Jesus today
VERSE 2
There’s a place beyond the sky
And it’s heaven up above
Jesus died on the cross to save the sinner
Just believe and receive, you will have abundant life
And your name will be in the book of life
For there’s no other name, whereby we can saved
It is Jesus, it is Jesus
CHORUS 2
Forsake the world; there is a better place
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying, never heard about salvation
And the savior Jesus Christ
BRIDGE
A wise man builds his house upon the rock
But a foolish man builds his house upon the sand
When the winds blow and the rains fall, will you be standing firm
Build your house upon Jesus Christ the rock
It will stand!!
VERSE 3
Yes in my father’s house, there are many mansions there
In that place, there’ll be peace forever more
With the saints, with our friends, with the Lord forever more,
In that place, there will be no kind of sorrow
For God so loved the world that He gave his only son
You must believe him, just believe in him
CHORUS 3
With the Lord, we’ll have a better place,
For you and for me and the entire human race
There are people dying, never heard about salvation
And the savior Jesus Christ