Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Piolo Pascual
Performer
ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer
Sachi Ingles
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Johnny Go SJ
Lyrics
Arnel dC Aquino SJ
Composer
Marvin Querido
Arranger
Lyrics
THE BETTER OF ME
I
Got carried away
What else can I say?
I should have known better.
For worse or for better
My needs got the better of me.
The fierceness of my needs —
It got the better of me.
But God saw what’s better in me.
He showed me the better part of me.
II
Running on empty,
Filled with self-pity.
I didn't know better.
For worse or for better
My fears got the better of me.
The nearness of my fears —
It got the better of me.
But God watched what withered in me.
He mended the bitter heart in me
Refrain
Deeper, wider than the ocean
Richer, more vast than the sea
Beyond our wildest notion
that's God's tender mercy.
Beyond every treasure
Lest we forget
Mercy beyond measure
Mercy beyond regret
The tender mercy of God.
The tender mercy of God
III
Resuming our dance
Another shot, a second chance.
I hope we’ll know better
For worse or for better,
Your love brought the better in me
The downpour of your love--
It bore what’s better in me.
God glimpsed what glittered in me
He showed me the deeper part of me.
Refrain
Deeper, wider than the ocean
Richer, more vast than the sea
Beyond our wildest notion
that's God's tender mercy.
Beyond every treasure
Lest we forget
Mercy beyond measure
Mercy beyond regret
The tender mercy of God.
The tender mercy of God
Coda
(Like the sky high above,
it hovers over you.
Like the dewfall below,
it spreads to cover you.
Like the wind all around,
His mercy seeks and discovers you.)
Mercy never fading
Mercy ever lasting,
Mercy all enduring:
The tender mercy of our God.
The tender mercy of our God.
Written by: Arnel dC Aquino SJ, Johnny Go SJ
