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Easter to Pentecost Good Friday John 18:1 - 19:42 Luke 15:1-10 used
Easter to Pentecost Good Friday John 18:1 - 19:42 Luke 15:1-10 used
Killed by cruelty (YB No 111)
Killed by cruelty (YB No 111)
The story is a cross of woe,
The story is a cross of woe,
Of violence and disgrace;
Of violence and disgrace;
We hear him cry in agony;
We hear him cry in agony;
We see his tortured face.
We see his tortured face.
For as we see him sorely crushed
For as we see him sorely crushed
In evil so profane,
In evil so profane,
We can but wonder why it was
We can but wonder why it was
That ‘innocence’ was slain.
That ‘innocence’ was slain.
His one defence was doing good;
His one defence was doing good;
He loved the weak and poor;
He loved the weak and poor;
He shunned religious hypocrites
He shunned religious hypocrites
Who lived by every law.
Who lived by every law.
He challenged all prestige and power,
He challenged all prestige and power,
Yet said he could forgive;
Yet said he could forgive;
For this he paid the utmost price.
For this he paid the utmost price.
They could not let him live.
They could not let him live.
The ruling structures of his day,
The ruling structures of his day,
Corrupt and so unjust,
Corrupt and so unjust,
Unleashed their hatred and their fear,
Unleashed their hatred and their fear,
Urged on by power lust.
Urged on by power lust.
So death came quickly, tragically;
So death came quickly, tragically;
They judged that was the end;
They judged that was the end;
By killing him, they thought they’d won;
By killing him, they thought they’d won;
They could not comprehend;
They could not comprehend;
For courage and integrity,
For courage and integrity,
Compassion and good will
Compassion and good will
Are not destroyed by wilful men;
Are not destroyed by wilful men;
In Christ they flourish still.
In Christ they flourish still.
Tune Horsley AHB 266 TiS 350
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