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I sometimes grow weary of the pagents and plays.....
it doesn't seem right to tell it this way...............
So many characters and actors pretending to be
the one who made a 'carpet' out of the sea...............
If we really believed & strived for his goals.....
perhaps we wouldn't have to put on all these pagents & shows............
The stakes we're gambling are very high you know
surrounding the eternal destiny of our soul.........
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 taken with a cold chill....
dear God, - 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 & fear that had held me in my place.....
completely vanished as I glanced 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........
If you want eternal life, then surely you can see....
why Jesus said, 'Pick up your cross and follow me'...............
it doesn't seem right to tell it this way...............
So many characters and actors pretending to be
the one who made a 'carpet' out of the sea...............
If we really believed & strived for his goals.....
perhaps we wouldn't have to put on all these pagents & shows............
The stakes we're gambling are very high you know
surrounding the eternal destiny of our soul.........
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 taken with a cold chill....
dear God, - 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 & fear that had held me in my place.....
completely vanished as I glanced 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........
If you want eternal life, then surely you can see....
why Jesus said, 'Pick up your cross and follow me'...............