A common thief, a life of sin

And now, a cross of death

Nailed beside a blameless man

So different from the rest

I said, "Lord, remember me"

His answer, unexpected

"Today, you'll be in paradise"

His mercy was extended

Mercy extended

My broken heart mended

A life filled with darkness

Now gleams with His light

His blood bought my pardon

Sin forgiven, forgotten

When my hope had ended

His mercy was extended

Now my sins were different

From the thief on the cross

But the fact remains

The debt’s the same

My soul was just as lost

Then I heard the story told

How my heart could be mended

By this precious Lamb of Calvary

Whose mercy's still extended

Mercy extended

My broken heart mended

A life filled with darkness

Now gleams with His light

His blood bought my pardon

Sin forgiven, forgotten

When my hope had ended

His mercy was extended

His blood bought my pardon

Sin forgiven, forgotten

When my hope had ended

When my hope had ended

When my hope had ended

His mercy was extended