29 March 2013 - Luke 22:47-23:49

At night they arrested our Jesus so dear

He intervened to restore the centurion's ear

Three times Peter denied Him before the cock did crow

What was happening to Jesus we don't entirely know

But we do know that he was mocked and beaten

We also know that his last meal has been eaten

He suffered thirty nine stripes for our sake

All this happened before its was daybreak

In the morning, to the Sanhedrin he was then taken

He was the Son of God, they were not mistaken

Then to Pontius Pilate, Herod, and to Pilate once more

Who couldn't understand what Jesus was being charged for

He washed his hands of making a brave decision

And has since been the target of perpetual derision

Release Barabbas not Jesus, said the crowd

The angry mob's voices were very very loud

So our dear Christ was then nailed to a cross

We ended up gaining from His sacrificial loss

Above His head was a "King of the Jews" sign

He suffered for sins, both yours and mine

"Forgive them, for they know not what they do"

His love for others was more than we ever knew

The soldiers and people continued to Jesus deride

Meanwhile lots were cast for his clothes to divide

In mid-afternoon, the sky did turn very dark

Jesus died, the curtain tore - a sign very stark

 

Mixed messages and feelings abound this day

His loss, our gain - there was no other way

Our sins forgiven and no longer causing a stain

But that does not stop me from feeling pain

That He did all that for me is so amazing to know

My relationship with Him I want to continue to grow