If God So Loved the World

If God so loved the world as I love you
And I'd his power, I know what I'd do.
I'd rid your world of hunger, death and pain;
I'd bind Mr. Devil in a golden chain,
Putting an end to his sly, wicked reign.
Of evil your world wouldn't have a clue
If God so loved the world as I love you.

If God so loved the world as I love you,
He'd remake the Eden that Eve once knew
For you, and you'd wield your influence well.
His fiercest wrath a smile of yours would quell;
Your tears would pardon the damned from hell.
He'd view his works in a much kindlier hue
If God so loved the world as I love you.

If God so loved the world as I love you,
He'd scan heaven for as beautiful a view
As you, and failing, deem it incomplete.
He'd leave his Angels for one more sweet,
Forsaking his throne to kneel at your feet.
If I had God's power, that's what I'd do
If God so loved the world as I love you.