He came to do his Father's will
That only he could do.
And lived a mortal life like us
With pain, like me and you.

So special was this perfect man
Who lived so long ago;
His life was an example of
The path on which to go.

Within his life sore trials came
But never changed his ways.
He taught us all that we must do
While living out our days.

Then in the Garden late one night
He bled from every pore
While taking on himself our sins
His agony was sore.

And then in innocence this man
Was scourged and beat by some;
And yet he stood in silent strength
When others would have run.

He then was taken to the hill
Golgotha it was named
And there they nailed him to a cross
Unjustly he was blamed.

He suffered much for all of us
Then died there on the cross.
The whole world shook and cried that day
While mourning his great loss.

But when the days had numbered three
And to their great surprise
He broke the bands of death and rose
Before the soldier's eyes.

Incase this truth you haven't heard
Or don't believe it's true
This man is Jesus Christ our Lord
And this I swear to you.

He lived and died I know it's true
And still he lives today,
And now we have eternal life
Because he rose that day.

So join with me and praise his name
Our lord, our God, our King.
Repent and seek his guiding help
Through prayer and words we sing.

© James O'Brien