HE IS RISEN

                                                  HE IS RISEN
We gathered on the hills around
from far away and near by towns
to hear this man that made the blind to see
could this be the one foretold
spoken by prophets of long ago
a sunrise morning filled our hearts with peace

teacher teacher we chanted out
with each word he'd still that crowd
then looked up and gave his father thanks
with two fish and just five loaves
he fed us there five thousand souls
then went up into the hills to pray

how soon the time would wear away
as we waited there while the master prayed
we loosed our ship and slowly sailed away
but a wind arose and the storm clouds broke
and the waves poured in and filled our boat
when suddenly we heard the master say

peace be still be not afraid
with just his words the winds obeyed
a speechless silence charged the evening air
I took one step from off the boat
my eyes met his with a stumbling hope
my faithless heart drowned out his words for fear

from the night of his betrayal
in the garden where my lord travailed
the soldiers came and took us all away
while just inside the palace walls
accused and beaten beyond the cause
my eyes refused to look upon his face

from the courtyard to the tree
shouts rang out crusify the king
with each step they spit and mocked his name
there upon the cross that day
through the thundering clouds and pouring rain
forgive them father still echoes to my shame

from the tomb three days had spent
me and john and mary went
to only find the stone was rolled away
we looked inside and held our heads
when a voice hurrled out from the rock and said
jesus whom you seek is risen from the dead.


Bob Roberts