HOW
HEAVY WAS THE CROSS
THAT
JESUS HAD TO PACK
AND
CARRY TO THE HILL
OF
GOLGOTHA ON HIS BACK ?
HOW
LONG WAS THE WALK
THAT
JESUS TOOK ALONE ?
HOW
MANY STEPS THAT DAY,
BEFORE
GOD TOOK HIM HOME ?
HOW
SHARP WERE THE NAILS
FOR
JESUS TO WITHSTAND
THEY
DROVE INTO HIS FLESH
WHEN
HE CHOSE TO DIE FOR MAN ?
HOW
LONG DID THEY BEAT,
AND
BRUISE GOD'S ONLY SON ?
HOW
LARGE WERE THE STONES
THAT
HE TOOK FOR EVERYONE ?
HOW
RED WAS THE BLOOD
HE
SHED FOR ALL TO SEE ?
HOW
MUCH DID IT WEIGH,
THAT
BURDEN FOR YOU AND ME ?
HOW
HIGH WAS THE PRICE
THAT
JESUS PAID FOR SIN ?
HOW
HEAVY WAS THE CROSS ?
THERE
IS NO BETTER FRIEND.
Author/Poem
Written By:
Tammy Boatman-Young
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