He Was Crucified

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He prayed " Father, please forgive them,

For they know not what they do."

As He was nailed to the cross,

To die for me and you.

He prayed "Oh God, please take this cup"

Then said "Thy will be done."

He shed His blood upon the cross

For each and every one.

For thirty pieces of silver ---

Our Savior was betrayed

By one of His loved disciples,

The sacrifice was made.

Another would deny Him,

Three times before the dawn,

But never did He falter ---

Our Savior carried on.

With a crown of thorns upon His head

He bore His cross along ---

They beat and flogged and spat on Him,

Though He had done no wrong.

Then they nailed Him to the cross

To hang until He died ---

They broke none of  His bones,

But they stabbed Him in His side.

They placed His body in a tomb

And sealed it with a rock

They hired men to guard Him

From members of His flock.

Three days later, came the thunder,

And a roaring in the ground

The guards all ran away in fear ---

And no body could be found.

For Christ had risen from the dead

And rolled away the stone ---

Then He returned to spend some time

With those He called His own.

One disciple doubted ---

And made his own demands

So Jesus let him see and feel ---

The nail holes in His hands.

He asked them all to spread His word

Then He began to rise,

He ascended up to heaven ---

Before their very eyes.

He promised to prepare a place

For us, up in the sky,

And return to take His faithful

To dwell with Him, on high.

Pearl E. Cain