Once upon a tree He died at calvary Once upon a tree He suffered loss Greatest story told Starting with these few words No not with once upon a time But once upon a tree Chorus: Once upon a tree (on a tree) He died at calvary Once upon a tree (on a tree) He suffered loss (he paid the cost) Greatest story told (ever told) Starting these few words (these words) No not with once upon a time But once upon a tree (tree, a, a tree) Bridge: Upon it they crucified (my jesus) He suffered, he bled and died (that you and i) so that you and i can receive the gift of life (he cried) he cried at gethsemane (let this cup pass from me) "father, please let this pass from me" (but then he died) then he took up his cross The savior of man to be (for you, for you) To be Repeat chorus No not with once upon a time, But once upon a tree Scriptural reference: "they killed him by hanging him on a tree" acts 10:39b "he himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, so that we might die to sins and live for righteousness; by his wounds you have been healed." 1 peter 2:24