He Washed Their Feet
We come all dressed in gaiety with bright exciting hues
Adorned in all the fashion that the worldly mind would choose
For Easter is a happy time so many people say
But rarely do we stop and think what Jesus had to pay
And how His preparation on that week would coincide
With all the scripture's prophesies the Bible has inside
From His triumphal entrance to His teaching in the street
Down to His humble action when He washed His traitor's feet
And how that voice in heaven from His Father came to earth
Assuring all this was His Son though born of humble birth
And He would soon be glorified before the eyes of men
When they would have Him crucified to take away their sin
But though we don't consider the significance of this
Does that excuse or pardon us for what we choose to miss
Or does it bring more meaning to what Jesus had to say
About the deepest anguish we will feel on judgement day
If we neglect the meaning of the message that He shared
When with a towel and basin He showed us how much He cared
That we should be His servants to repeat what He had done
Though none could be above Him for He is the Father's Son
And if we do repeat Him in this action on our knees
Do we stop and consider just exactly what God sees
Have we the common burden of our fellow on our heart
Or are we simply acting so that we might be a part
Of what the crowd is doing like we do in other ways
Assuming by our actions we'll receive the good it pays
And when Christ comes in glory it won't be the heart He sees
But just the outward action as we knelt upon our knees
No all things are connected without one the building falls
God's love is our foundation when upon our heart He calls
Upon which our love's built upon for others that we see
That's sheltered when we bow to serve in love upon our knee
Because our Master told us to if we would be like Him
Embracing what He's called us for to touch the lives of them
Who've never seen the emblem of God's love so shared before
By those who claim the love of Christ is what their living for
John 12:12-33; 13:1-17
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