By Sharon Jeffery by Sharon Jeffery

How did he face it? How did he face it? How did he face it? How did he face it?
The torture they planned The soldiers throw lots The torture they planned The soldiers throw lots
The whipping and beatingsSeeking his garments The whipping and Seeking his garments
By human hand While he sought their beatings While he sought their
hearts By human hand hearts
How’d he endure it?
Disciples forlorn How’d he endure it? How’d he endure it? How’d he endure it?
Not comprehending His mother’s grief Disciples forlorn His mother’s grief
Allegiances torn Seeing him hung there Not comprehending Seeing him hung there
In stark relief Allegiances torn In stark relief
How could he grasp it?
The palms and praise How did he bear it? How could he grasp it? How did he bear it?
That silenced to cursing The weight of our sin The palms and praise The weight of our sin
In so few days The cup not removed That silenced to cursing The cup not removed
From perfection like Him In so few days From perfection like Him
How did he face it?
This mob shouting jeers How did he face it? How did he face it? How did he face it?
Taunting and teasing With ultimate love This mob shouting jeers With ultimate love
His words in his ears Trading his life here Taunting and teasing Trading his life here
For your place above His words in his ears For your place above
“King of the Jews?”
“Messiah at hand?” He’s King of the Jews “King of the Jews?” He’s King of the Jews
“The Chosen one?” Our Messiah at hand “Messiah at hand?” Our Messiah at hand
Save yourself, if you can. Saving our souls “The Chosen one?” Saving our souls
Fulfilling God’s plan. Save yourself, if you can. Fulfilling God’s plan.