Good Friday

By the prophets, God foretold
of the sending of His Son
Who would give His life
to set the captives free.
Stepping down from His throne
and the glory He had known,
Jesus came to give His life for you and me

Yet the One who spoke of love
was rejected and despised;
He knew all too well the sinful heart of men.
Those with eyes refused to see;
Those with ears refused to hear,
as they sought a way to bring Him to an end.

By a friend He was betrayed,
By soldiers, led away,
Yet for this very hour He had come.
They did not take - He freely gave;
For those He came to save,
the road to the cross He walked alone.

Yet death and darkness could not stand against His power.
He rose, victorious over the grave.
In His light we now may live,
By the grace He came to give
All who call upon His name are surely saved!