The Resurrection

The
Last Supper

You sat at a table with Your friends You did eat
It would be Your last meal; you had an appointment to keep
You gave Your love washed their feet and encouraged them too
They were all so happy to be sitting at the table with You
Their joy turned to sorrow as You said Your end was near
They didn't want to believe You; they wanted You to stay here
You broke the Bread and blessed it and gave to them to eat
Saying this is My Body that is given for you
You poured the wine and gave for them to drink too.
Saying this is My Blood for the forgiveness of you.
Then together with them the Bread and Wine you partook
Then You told them it was time to go for You others did look.

What was it like Jesus to sit with all Your friends
Knowing it would be the last time before Your life would end?
I wonder if at that table that night if Your disciples did cry
Did they really believe You were on Your way to die?
They declared their love saying You they would never deny
But their love was tested and when Peter failed he did cry.

Lord was it hard for You to leave those You had walked with each day
You told them Lord it was better for them if You did not stay.
Did they understand; were their hearts broken in two?
As the meal came to an end and the enemy came to take You.
Some day Lord You will come again for Your Bride You do seek
And at Your banqueting table all who believe will have a great feast
For on this night You gave your Body and Blood as a sign to all who would believe
That through You there is forgiveness of sins if Your love they will receive.

" And as they were eating Jesus took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, "Take, eat, this is My Body." Then He took the cup, and gave thanks and gave it to them, saying, Drink from it, all of you. For this is My blood of the new covenant, which is shed for many for the remission of sins." ...Matthew 25: 26-28

In the Garden

Lord you went to the garden to call on Our Father and to pray
You knew it was near the end and on this earth you could not stay
You took Peter with you along with the two sons of Zebedee
And asked them to watch and pray as Your Father you did seek.
You went and cried out with great distress, blood dripping from your face
And when you returned You found all three asleep in their place
It was a place where Your friends were needed and yet they fell asleep
Your heart was broken for You were all alone crying out on Your knees

You cried out to Him and asked if this cup could pass from you
Then you said if Father nevertheless, Your will I am willing to do.
Three times You went and cried out to see if there was another way
But no answer came from Our Heavenly Father on the very lonely day

You came back and your friends you did find asleep once again
And woke them from their slumber as the hour was at hand
I wonder if they knew this would be their last hours with You
For their spirit was willing but in their flesh nothing could they do.

In Your final hour you were left to face this task alone
Your friends did not know that soon they would mourn
Just one hour is all you asked them to stay with You and pray
They just did not understand that soon You would be taken away.

Lord if it had been us would we have acted in a different way
Or would our flesh be just as weak as theirs was that day
Lord Jesus strengthen and fill us and help us to always pray
For we too do not know when we will not have another day.

" Then He came to His disciples and found them sleeping and said to Peter, What? Could you not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptations. The Spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak." ...Matthew 26:40-41

The Betrayal of Jesus

Thirty pieces of silver is what they paid for Your life
Such a small amount for You, the One willing to die
You called your betrayer, Judas, Your friend
You loved him right through to the very end

He came with those to kill you and kissed You as a sign
In Your perfect love You called Him, a love so divine
He handed You over to those who would nail You to the cross
Then he tried to give the silver back when he was filled with remorse

An innocent life, Your blood was on his hands
Then he hung himself for the guilt he could not stand
My Lord Jesus he was Your friend, Your follower too
Yet it had been written to You this very thing he would do.
Yet you walked with him every day knowing he would betray you

Lord Jesus Your love far outweighs the love that is in me
For when I have been betrayed I could only see my enemy
I took all the hurt not giving of Your perfect love
Forgive us Lord for those things send us Your love from above

Change my heart Lord to love like You do
That my heart may be pleasing to You and I would love too.
We thank You Lord for the perfection of Your love
And we give praise to Our King in heaven above.

" And while he was still speaking behold, Judas, one of the Twelve, with a great multitude with swords, and clubs, came from the chief priests and elders of the people; now His betrayer had given them a sign saying, "Whomever I kiss, He is the One, seize Him." Immediately he went up to Jesus and said, "Greetings, Rabbi!" and kissed Him. " ...Matthew 26:47-49

The Walk to the Cross

They came to the garden with an army and took you away
Your closest friends began to scatter from fear that day
They bound you as they brought you before the high priest
And as you answered his questions your back did they beat

They led You from the high priest to Pontius Pilate to see
He cried out to the Jews "why have you bought Him to me"
This man is innocent and has done nothing that is worthy of death
Is what he told Your accusers who sought to take Your last breath

Pilate spoke to You and asked "are You the King of the Jews"?
He did not know The Holy One that He was speaking too.
"My kingdom is not from here" is how you answered that day
Saying everyone who is of the truth would hear Your voice and stay

Pilate cried out to the Jews saying one man I shall release to you
They cried out for the thief to be free, oh Lord if they only knew
Soon after a crown of thorns was placed upon Your precious head
As they mocked and scorned You, Pilate washed his hands of your death

Crucify, Crucify is what the crowd yelled to Pilate that very dark day
They dressed you in purple as they began to lead You on the Your way
A man was told to help you carry the heavy cross up Calvary's hill
The crowd gathered and watched as the Lamb they prepared to kill.

" Pilate said to them, "What then shall I do with Jesus who is called Christ?" They all said to him, "let Him be crucified?" Then the governor said "why what evil has He done?' But they cried out all the more saying, "Let Him be crucified." ...Matthew 27: 22-23

	The Crucifixion

They hammered the nails into Your wrists and Your feet too
You were silent and said nothing for this is what your came to do
You took the place of many as You shed Your blood that day
That the sins of all the world might be washed and cleansed away.

You cried out in the end, "It is Finished" these last words you did speak
But no one understood in that moment was the enemy's defeat
Your family and friends stood by and wept as You died on the cross that day Their hearts discouraged not remembering all the Words You had spoken along the way

As You took Your last breath all around them the earth began to shake
The veil of the temple was rent in two and their hearts within them quaked For now they knew the Son of God they did kill on Calvary's hill that day Their shame they could not hide as they watched them carry your body away

They buried You in a rich man's tomb everyone thought it was the end
The stone was rolled across the entrance to Your grave, the guards they did send
For fear of all You had said would be true this very day and many would follow you.
And to this very day the hearts of many are blinded by this lie, not able to see You.

Your friends and family left very sad not knowing what they would do
Their Savior and their friend had died and their hearts mourned for You
No one had understood that all that had been prophesied was about to take place
For though you had died, You would rise again and they would see Your face.

Jesus did they not listen to all the words You had spoken to them every day That the Son of Man must die for our sins in order that they be washed away
Your body was beaten Your blood was shed, for forgiveness and healing too For each person of the world You died that we may forever live with You.

" And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani:" that is , "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?" ...Matthew 27:46

The Resurrection

They came early that morning to the tomb where He had been placed

They came to bring ointments for his body, as was the custom those days

They wept when they arrived for His body they could not find

They were afraid and terrible thoughts starting plaguing their minds

Then they heard a voice speaking to them this wonderful day

Saying the One that You seek is not here but has risen today

They looked in amazement as they saw the stone had been rolled away

They listened closely to the angel who spoke as they were told to go their way

They ran to the others to tell them Jesus was risen from the dead

The disciples didn't believe then and ran to the tomb instead

When they arrived they saw the only the linens folded where He once lay

They too were amazed at what they saw and heard that day.

They gathered together speaking about the miracle they had seen

Not all believed He had risen it was His scars they wanted to see

Jesus arrived and stood in the midst as they all stood in awe

Then Thomas believed when the nail prints He saw

He had walked with them for over three years before this day

He had told them He would rise again but their faith did not stay

When they saw Him nailed to the cross and life taken from Him

They believed it was over and they would never see Him again.

Now they stood in the room and His face they did see

Joy flooded their hearts, as they finally all believed

He had come to save their souls and to die was His command

In obedience He went to the cross and stretched out His hands

Now they stood with Jesus risen and given authority

And he stood with them and promised them eternity

Go and spread the Good News tell people of Me

That they too might live and spend their lives in eternity

I go to My Father now but the comforter will come

He will fill you with power from heaven above

They knew now that all He had said was true

And that through Him there was nothing they could not do.

Risen
by Marie DisBrow

"The stone was rolled away," they say,
but not to set Him free...
That giant stone was naught to Him
(He walked through walls, you see.)

It was for the women
that the stone was moved that day,
And for you and me, and for all men
who look to Him in faith.

What to the world was failure,
was, in truth, great victory!
He has the keys of hell and death,
and He has set us free!

He has done the hardest part;
He suffered and He died
And moved the stone to let us in,
the gates He opened wide

To His Father's kingdom,
of which we are the heirs,
Where sin and sorrow have no place,
where we will have no cares.

Eternal life, and love, and peace
are only through His grace;
Because He lives, we, too, shall live
we shall behold His face.

The Lord is risen, He is risen!
He is risen indeed!

© 1993 Marie DisBrow

BECAUSE HE LIVES!
by Poetic Evangelist Juliette Bartley Warnke

Because He Lives
My Savior Jesus has risen
Because He Lives
All my sins have been forgiven

Because He Lives
I can face another tomorrow
Because He lives
I can endure all this pain and sorrow

Because He Lives
I can serve Him one more day
Because He Lives
I can show lost souls the way

Because He Lives
I can carry this "Weight of Glory"
Because He Lives
I can tell somebody about my story

Because He Lives
I can put my trust in Him
Because He Lives
It's not me 'against them'

Because He Lives
My Soul has been set free
Because He Lives
In Him I've found the victory!

BECAUSE HE LIVES…..
BECAUSE HE LIVES!!!!!!!

Poetic Evangelist Juliette Bartley Warnke
NOT TO BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION OF THE AUTHOR
© April 4, 2001

" And He said to them, "Why are you troubled? And why do doubts arise in your hearts? Behold My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself. Handle Me and see, for a spirit does not have flesh and bones as You see I have." ...Luke 24:38-40

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