Lessons of The Cross
From Royal Priest to Pauper to be Sacrifice as well
There's so much we don't comprehend so much we do not tell
About God's condescension from His throne to Calvary
And every step of suffering He took for you and me
How He Who is eternal wrapped in glory on His throne
Became a helpless Baby wrapped in rags to save His own
And lived a life of poverty a Child on dirty streets
When gold is what He had before that lay beneath His feet
And then in youth forsaken by the others that He knew
Because He would not do the pranks that others often do
That brought the one who suffered pain of heart or shame of face
When He knew He had come to be their Saviour born of grace
That He would also lean upon to face the trials each day
The world and leaders brought on Him for things that He would say
Reflective of His Kingdom and the lessons one must learn
To be a part of heaven if it's heaven where they yearn
To live one day with Jesus that will always have the next
To love Him even more than when before they loved Him best
As looking on the scars He bears upon His hands and feet
They'll know the past with their mistakes through faith they'll not repeat
For in those scars they'll see the past that lead Him to the cross
The loving Lamb of sacrifice that would not suffer loss
Of even one poor blinded soul who placed their all on Him
Who gave His all on Calvary through perfect love for them
That love we all must study like we've never done before
To grasp by faith the promises of Him we must adore
More than this world of emptiness that offers guilt and shame
When God gives all eternity to those who know His name
As living God and Saviour loving Master Mighty King
Provider Great Defender He Who moves through everything
To teach us precious lessons that we need so much to learn
To teach to other pilgrims who like us may choose to turn
From self to Christ the Healer Christ the Lover of each soul
Who lives for us as One with us to bless and make us whole
And will quite soon return for us if we will trust and pray
And live reflective of the cross we bear with Him each day
Matthew 16:24-27; Mark 8:27-38; 10:17-27
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