The Feast
He settled on a cushion by the table for a meal
A meal not like the others He had shared where they could feel
His presence as their Teacher was a blessing to the least
Of those who were attending at this great Passover Feast
He seemed a little sullen as if weighted down by some thing
That was of great significance for which they could not bring
Themselves to ask if they could be a help to bear the load
That weighed on Him as if some debt of grievance there was owed
For something they had no idea at all belonged to them
Though three long years they walked and talked and listened oft to Him
As He would tell the stories that they needed most to hear
About their own salvation and how it was drawing near
When He the Lamb of Sacrifice would pave the sinner's way
To life with Him eternal on the next succeeding day
When like a common criminal the Lord of Glory would
Redeem the ones who came to Him as only Jesus could
For in that special gathering with Mary and the Twelve
He shared with them the mystery where they had never delved
The mystery for centuries they saw but never knew
God promised to fulfill to them the faithful and the few
For He Who was Passover sat among them on that day
The way He sits among us when we take the time to pray
And ponder what He did with them and what it means to us
Who have the opportunity to look to Him and trust
The Plan He made in heaven with the Father and the Ghost
The Plan so pure and simple yet confused the people most
How God could be a person that would live as One with men
And then would be their Sacrifice to save their souls from sin
But as this weighed upon Him as the hour gathered near
He knew that only little of the plan could people hear
And though He sought to share with them what He was soon to do
He would be forced to go alone what He must now go through
But go He did for their sake and for our sake as well
To demonstrate the love of God no mortal tongue can tell
And purchase our salvation at a Price we could not pay
For joy that lay before Him on that great reunion day
Luke 22:1-24
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