The Cross
The Saviour placed His hands upon the cross of His Own will
It took no human hands to hold His quivering body still
He watched as spikes from others pierced His precious hands and feet
And only words of love did His parched lips seek to repeat
For there in matchless glory lay God's goodness for the eyes
Of all the universe to see and hear as anguished cries
Were heard not for the pain He felt while hanging on the cross
But for the separation felt by Him to save the lost
That separation of itself that rung from lips of love
A cry that shook the gates of heaven in that realm above
As He Who was and is and will be paid the Price we owe
For sins that we've committed that His glory we might know
If we would take the time to ponder what it took to bring
The opportunity for life that God is offering
To every child that's drawn a breath of our humanity
If we would simply turn to Him in pure humility
And let Him take our frailties our sinfulness and vice
Our broken useless promises that cost the greatest Price
And lay our lives before Him as a sacrifice of love
Not holding to the worldly things the scriptures tell us of
That block the path to heaven where awaits a robe and crown
For every humble sinner who's found Christ on holy ground
Each morning and each evening and throughout each passing day
Through prayerful time in scriptures thirsting for the things they say
That draw us to the Saviour more and more to be like Him
Who's given us His Spirit as a Guide to follow them
As they reveal the mystery of being one with God
From birth to cross to heaven on the path we each must trod
As each of us are given precious opportunities
To daily be born of the blood that cleanses you and me
And bear the cross of sacrifice as we surrender all
In answer to the love we feel that's in the Saviour's call
That soon will end in heaven as around that Great White Throne
We see those scars upon the hands and feet that are our own
By virtue of forgiveness that we'll never comprehend
Though studied for eternity with Christ our dearest Friend
Isaiah 53:1-12; Matthew 10:38; 16:24; John 19:16-37
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