The decision was set, their mind was made,
The governor ordered, the soldiers obeyed.
Around him the crowd was so wildly cheering,
And beside him the soldiers were mocking and jeering.
With the clashes and gashes of the cat o' nine tails,
His mother was crying, the air drifted her wails.
They shoved him aside and they spat on his face,
They laughed as they beat him, hard with a mace.
They pulled out all of his beard and his hair,
And they gave him a scarlet red robe to wear.
With the biggest of thorns, they twisted a crown,
They put it on his head, and then shoved it down.
Through all of this torment, Jesus didn't say a word,
Not one single sound from his lips was heard.
Then they began to lead him to a cross made of wood,
But Jesus did not fight them, even though he could.
He carried it up the hill, with his body so weak.
He did what they said, for Gods will did he seek.
He trudged up the hill, with all of his might.
Not even once putting up a fight.
Once at the top, he laid on his tree.
Why would he do this, for you and me?
And while Jesus laid there, on the cross,
"Give me a nail" A soldier said with a toss.
Jesus lifted his hand, and with no alarm,
The soldier grabbed a hammer, and lifted his arm.
Then, Jesus did this for all of our sin.
"BANG" it sounded, the first nail was in.
A nail went on his other arm, and one in his feet.
The soldiers gambled for his clothes, the scriptures complete.
And then someone painted, a large wooden plaque
They hung it on his cross, just above his back.
"Jesus of Nazareth, the wooden sign said.
In Hebrew, Latin, and Greek it hung over his head.
Jesus said " I thirst" and they gave him wine sour.
They said to call down your angels, if you have the power.
But Jesus didn't do this, though it would be easy.
The sky became dark, and it became breezy.
And just as his broken body was diminished,
Jesus lowered his head, and said " It is finished."
Authors
note: Wait! the story does not end this way. Jesus rose from the grave
on the third day of his death, overcoming Satan's power, and saving us
from our sins.