To the Hill of Golgotha

by Richard Maxfield - Gemini

To the Hill of Golgotha
By Richard Maxfield
4-21-2000

Priest shout out “Crucify Him”
Our Prince of all the lands
Convicted of his innocence
As Pilate washed his hands

Down the dusty road
Cross up on his back
Ever looking forward
Never gazing back

To the hill of Golgotha
With his crown of thorns
Bruised and battered Messiah
His clothes tattered torn

Mockers screaming insults
As they nailed him to the cross
Disciples pale with horror
Thinking all is lost

Between six and nine
Darkness filled the sky
Jesus cried out to God
You have forsaken me, Why

As He gaves up his spirit
The earth began to shake
Ripped the temple’s curtain
Rocks began to break

Wrapped in clean linen
Entombed his body lay
Seal upon the stone
Guards there to stay

Three days had passed
The tomb where Mary sat
An angel of the Lord
Came to where Jesus is at

Clothes as white as snow
He rolled the stone away
Mary ran off declaring
HE HAS RISEN TODAY

Among the harden souls
A gentle lamb was born
Destin to the cross
The vial forever torn

Walked amidst the peoples
Teaching truth and love
God’s only sacred son
Sent from haven above

He lived his life with passion
To wash away our sin
Though his body’s gone
He shall come this way again 

Copyright # RM99R4
Birth sign: Gemini
Date created: 2000-04-22 04:03:03
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:42:05
Poem ID: 55656

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