Poetry

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THEY TOOK THE BODY AWAY

After the Saviour was crucified
And they took the body away
Others standing around the cross
Said “Well, let’s call it a day”

They thought that it was over
And finally put to rest
The notion that this man Jesus Christ
T’was the Son of God, no less

Although a few believed Him
One at the foot and one on the cross
The majority of the people there
Thought lightly of this loss

But the three days they had forgotten
After He’d drank that bitter cup
Destroy this temple said He
In three days I will raise it up

The world was not up waiting
For that appointed time
Thousands never milled around the site
When He was buried in the tomb

The soldiers probably wondered
“What are we doing here?
No one has ever risen from the dead,
What do we have to fear?”

But in the early morning hour
At the beginning of the Day
An earthquake by the power of God
That stone was rolled away

The rock, one which He made
A specimen of His Creation
The angels sat thereupon
To tell so great Salvation

He is alive, He’s not here
He has risen indeed
Fear not Mary, tell the others
This is the message they need

That Rock is Christ
A sure foundation
He the chief cornerstone
For God so loved the world

He gave His only begotten Son
This is the message - Take it home!

Copyright Gary James Smith
Feb 8, 2008 @ 9:50 p.m.

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