HE ROSE - An Easter Poem

This world was lost

Full of people on the way
To an eternity in hell
Separated from you forever
Doomed to live a life of torture
Too many unspeakable acts to tell

Knowing the path of destruction
We were on
You sent your son
From the holiest place
He came down from glory
At His place by Your side
To live among us for 30 years
Before He even began his ministry
And at the right time

Jesus! You rose
And began to do miracles
You healed the sick
Cast out demons
And brought the dead to life
People came from everywhere around
To hear your message of hope
Crowds often too big to count
Filled homes, and streets, buildings and beaches
To hear you teach

You rose
Against the Pharisees and teachers of the law
You rose
Against the practices of religion
And everyone then saw
Then after everything you did
You were betrayed
By the one closest to you
Yes it was one of your own
Who turned You in
When the soldiers came
To take you away
You rose
In faith knowing the time was here
To redeem all mankind

You rose
Time and again after being struck
And knocked to the ground
You were unfairly tried
And the very people you loved
Turned You over to be flogged
While they let a criminal go
Who should’ve died

You rose
And approached the place
Where you knew you would suffer pain
Then after being beaten
Nearly to death
Having been taken to the edge of sanity
Your tears flowed like rain

Still You rose
And made the long walk
Carrying the cross
To Your body’s final resting place
You yelled in pain
As they nailed Your hands and feet to the cross
They stood You up and pierced Your side
Dislocated Your shoulder
So You couldn’t even lift
Yourself to catch a breath

Still you rose
And said a prayer
You asked for forgiveness
For those who tortured you
And as you breathed your last
You said, “It is done.”
And committed Your spirit To God
And Your body to the grave

Still You rose
And for 3 days
You went down to hell
And battled the devil and his demons
With all authority in heaven you weren’t afraid
Buried them so deep
Served them up on a plate like a waiter
You chained them down and they couldn’t move
And all they could do is weep.
You rose
And because You rose
We win
You defeated death and shut down hell
For all who believe in You
And we as believers
Will go out and tell
So others will have the chance to receive You

Because You rose
You are the God who now lives
And with you we have
The ultimate victory
Because You rose
You are the God who gives
Eternal life to all who want it
Paradise forever walking on streets of gold
Living with you
And praising you eternally
Jesus I am so grateful You rose
You are the God of life
And because you suffered and died
We have the chance
To have everlasting life
Because you suffered and sacrificed
We will live with you forever
As your spiritual wife

When you died you defeated death forever
You rescued all human beings
All we have to do is choose
To welcome you into our life
Eternal happiness is possible
For all who accept you
And for those who choose
To die without knowing you
Death and eternal destruction
Awaits them for sure

All of this we can easily avoid
If we just believe and have faith
In our one true savior Jesus
Salvation is free the price was already paid
This is why Jesus, YOU ROSE

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