By Claire Cloninger & Kathy Frizzell By Claire Cloninger & Kathy Frizzell Before I looked for You You found me Before I looked for You Before I knew Your name You found me You knew mine Before I knew Your name Before I spoke the prayer You knew mine Your precious gift was there Before I spoke the prayer One I never thought I'd find Your precious gift was there One I never thought I'd find Chorus The gift of a lifetime Chorus That's what You gave The gift of a lifetime Your life as an offering That's what You gave My life to save Your life as an offering Turning my song of tears My life to save To an anthem of praise Turning my song of tears For the gift that You gave To an anthem of praise The lift of a lifetime. For the gift that You gave The lift of a lifetime. It's more than just Your Hand of blessing It's more than just Your It's who You are Hand of blessing Yourself that I need It's who You are And with an open heart Yourself that I need I now receive You Lord And with an open heart And the life You bring to me I now receive You Lord And the life You bring to me Chorus The gift of a lifetime Chorus That's what You gave The gift of a lifetime Your life as an offering That's what You gave My life to save Your life as an offering Turning my song of tears My life to save To an anthem of praise Turning my song of tears For the gift that You gave To an anthem of praise The gift of a lifetime For the gift that You gave Into the pain that I The gift of a lifetime Thought I could hide Into the pain that I You brought the gift Thought I could hide Of Your very life You brought the gift Of Your very life Chorus The gift of a lifetime Chorus That's what You gave The gift of a lifetime Your life as an offering That's what You gave My life to save Your life as an offering Turning my song of tears My life to save To an anthem of praise Turning my song of tears For the gift that You gave To an anthem of praise The gift that You gave For the gift that You gave The gift that You gave The gift of a lifetime That's what You gave The gift of a lifetime Your life as an offering That's what You gave My life to save Your life as an offering Turning my song of tears My life to save To an anthem of praise Turning my song of tears For the gift that You gave To an anthem of praise Is the gift of a lifetime For the gift that You gave I'll lift this anthem of praise Is the gift of a lifetime For the gift that You gave I'll lift this anthem of praise The gift of a lifetime For the gift that You gave A lifetime The gift of a lifetime A lifetime