Sunday, April 12, 2009
Love Crucified Arose / Christ Arose - Stan Whitmire
Long ago He blessed the earth
Born older than the years
And in the stall a cross He saw
Through the first of many tears
A life of homeless wandering
Cast out in sorrow's way
The Shepherd seeking for the lost
His life, the price He paid
Love crucified, arose
The Risen One in splendor
Jehovah's sole Defender
Has won the victory
Love crucified, arose
And the grave became a place of hope
For the heart that sin and sorrow broke
Is beating once again
Throughout Your life You felt the weight
Of what You'd come to give
To drink for us that crimson cup
So we might really live
At last the time to love and die
The dark appointed day
That one forsaken moment
When Your Father turned His face away
Love crucified, arose
The One who lived and died for me
Was Satan's nail-pierced casualty
Now He's breathing once again
Love crucified, arose
And the grave became a place of hope
For the heart that sin and sorrow broke
Is beating once again
I had forgotten how much I loved this song until Deborah reminded me today... no wonder when I heard the first notes of the introduction I felt the familiarity wash over me again, and it never fails to make me cry. I think I will never cease to be amazed by the love that held Jesus to the cross, and the awesome power of His resurrection through His triumph over death. I hope I never will.