I wonder if anyone has believed
what the play has said
......as I turn out
the light and shuffle to bed
The hour was late & I
was really beat
....my body ached
from my head to my feet
To stay awake I'd have to
put up a fight
....so when my head
hit the pillow - I was out like a light
There was a deep whirl &
I seemed to fall
....I was awakened
by loud voices and vulgar cat calls
Was I dreaming or was this
real?
.....I seemed to be
there - I could actually feel
I watched in silence as I
was overtaken with a cold chill
.....They were walking
my Lord up Calvary's hill
The crowds were angry; they
shouted & jeered
.....my heart failed
me, as I was gripped with fear
The crack of a whip landed
on my Lord's flesh
.....blood covered
his face & flowed on to his chest
I had never before seen first
hand
....so much blood
dripping into the sand
Who are these ungodly people
I was straining to see?
my God - they're people
just like you & me
I was part of the crowd; caught
up in the sway
.....I was an eye-witness
of my Lord's saddest day
I watched in horror as we
neared the top of the hill
.....there was weeping
& wailing - it didn't seem real
Fiercely & quickly they
turned him around
.....with spikes &
hammers they roughly staked him down........
They lifted him up on an old
rugged cross......
.....for the first
time I realized, how much my sins had cost
It seemed forever he hung
there, for you and me
.....as if for a witness,
that all the world might see
Then darkness came and covered
the land
......I could not
see - even my hand
I covered my ears & shook
my head in despair
.....for the dark
wailing was too much for me to bear
A silence exploded & my
spirit arose
.....to the side of
a mountain where his tomb was enclosed
The grave was opened - yet
where was my fear?
.....an angel descended,
telling the women 'he's not here'
God's plan for salvation is
now complete
.....for he has put
death under his feet
The dark wailing & weeping
which had held me in my place
.....completely vanished
as I looked upon his face
The birds began singing, the
trees & grass hastened to sway
.....the clouds rolled
over, for this was RESURRECTION day !
What great unspeakable joy,
this early morning brings
.....as I awake &
smile while my alarm clock rings
Now I know why 'into the world
we must go'
.............for
this was no pageant nor beauty show
If heaven we would see, then
we must remember every day
.....that the Son
of God has come and shown us the way
To receive this eternal life,
surely you can see
why Jesus said.............
'Pick
up your cross and follow me'
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