I saw a river of people That sprung from an ancient spring From the heart of a walled-in garden That flowed from a raging stream I saw a river of gladness From the heart of God's delight Into a sea of faces Yeah faces like stars in the night Jesus, Jesus Save me from the tyranny of the familiar Jesus, Jesus Show me the face of God in every human creature Jesus I saw Love, Love with a crown and I I saw Love, Love with a crown and I I saw Love, Love with a crown and I I saw Love, Love with a crown and I I saw the wolves like shepherds I saw the lion lay down By the sheep in the wide-open pasture Yeah, I saw love with a crown Oh how the mighty surrendered And turned their swords to plows We used our guns for hammers And I saw love with a crown Jesus, Jesus Save me from the tyranny of the familiar Jesus, Jesus Show me the face of God in every human creature Jesus I heard my name in the darkness I heard my song in the night I staggered to the door in a fumbling fury But there was not a soul in sight So I stormed the doors of the temple So I could lay down my case The master was not present, no The stone had rolled away So I looked away from the doorkeeper And as I turned my head She asked me: Why do you look for the living, son Here among the dead? Jesus I saw Love, Love with a crown and I I saw Love, Love with a crown and I I saw Love, Love with a crown and I I saw Love, Love with a crown and I I saw Love, Love with a crown and I I saw Love, Love with a crown and I I saw a river of people That sprung from an ancient spring I saw Love, Love with a crown and I From the heart of a walled-in garden That flowed from a raging stream I saw Love, Love with a crown and I