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A Father Loves His Child

His eyes looking down
His arms open wide
Pierced, blood stained
Held out for me
Wood from a tree
Forms a crude cross
Nails strike through His hands
Sin strikes through His heart
Not His, but mine
Bringing Him His death

Love, so pure, so freely given
So undeserved
I fall to my knees
Tears fill my eyes
I see it's me He's looking at
But not with hate, with love
I see it's me
Hammer in hand
Driving in the nails
Peircing the One
Who surrenders all for me
Trembling I lay it down
My heart sinks
I know what has passed
One life for another
His for mine

This freedom, so freely given
So undeserved
A gift so pure, so Holy
From a Father to His child
Handed out with Love
I nailed Him to that cross
My sins taken
His Love given
The price of my death
Paid in full - debt removed
I asked Him why
He said....
"Because a Father Loves His child"
© 1998 Copyright Beth Harris

I pound
With all my might
I pound

I pound
With every evil thought
And every sinful desire
With all my might
I pound

I Pound

I pound
Blinded by my selfishness
No love found in me
With all my might
I pound

I pound
"Forgive them they don't see"
That statement meant for me
With all my might
I pound

I pound
The nails I drive deep
Into the One who loves me
Still, With all my might
I pound

I killed my Saviour

As candles cast their gentle light
Upon these lonely walls
A time for me to sit alone
And think about the Cause
The how the why, the where the when
The questions in my mind
I try so hard to understand
The answers that I find
I know the One who died for me
Did nothing but obey
By taking on this human form
And living day by day

Answers
He showed God's love and healing hand
The wonders of His might
By taking on this cruel cross
Did He begin His fight
Not swords or guns did He persue
To bring about this thing
That saved my life and gave me hope
And healed me from within
It was with gentle hand and heart
He reached out to the earth
And laying down His precious life
He's given us re-birth

So day by day I live my life
Trying to obey
I look to Christ and see in Him
The Truth, the Life, the Way
So not with sword, but gentle hand
I reach out in His care
To help the lost and heal the earth
To help them find Him there
As Jesus throws His gentle light
Upon my searching Soul
I find the answers that He gave
Are answers His life told

© 1999 Copyright Beth Harris

They Crucified Him

If He's the Son of God
If He's the King of the Jews
Let Him save Himself
The people cried

Women wept and mourned
Others mocked His name
Some, they stood and stared
And watched as He died

Crown of thorns upon His head
Blood stained feet and hands
Pain was suffered upon that Cross
When they crucified my Lord

The sky grew black as the night
People scattered in fear
"It is finished" was His cry
As the time drew near

The church stands silently
As people pass it by
With their hearts unwarmed
Although they know not why

I feel a sudden urge
To tell them of God's Word
The story of our Lord
That they have not heard

If we don't tell the world
They will never see
The life that they can have
With God eternally

If We Don't Tell
the World

A fight begins within
Something holds me back
Satan holds on tight
And launches his attack

And now I've failed again
To tell to one in need
The love that they must find
Before they can be freed

If we don't tell the world
They will never see
The life that they can have
With God eternally

I stand in darkness now
And listen to the cries
Of those who did not hear
And those who now must die

If we don't tell the world
They will never see
The life that they can have
With God eternally

Rain falls silently
As I think of the
One who loves me
His works and wonders
All around
How can it be

How Can It Be

That the One who made the trees
And the sky so blue
Created me
And loves me
How can it be
How can it be

Colourful rainbows
A gentle breeze
As the soft wind blows
The Son of God
Sent for me
How can it be

Everlasting Love

They wanted me to go
I didn't want to
I didn't know why
I didn't want to be alone

I was hurt
Rejected
Why didn't they want me
Why didn't they care

The pain
The fear
Of loneliness

I was scared and afraid
Afraid of what might happen
If everyone who knew me
Forgot who I was

Why when things are going well
Does my life fall apart
Why when everyone is happy
Do I feel so sad

Desperate for an answer
A way out
I found Your love Lord
Your Everlasting Love

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