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I have followed him for years
For when I was lost, he came
He reached out to save me
And I’ve never been the same
 
Listening to his every word
This man who braved all insult
To pull me from the edge of life
From the death which would result
 
For I had led a darkened life
Full of sin and risk and evil
Yet he reached out his hand
So even now I follow him still
 
In their hatred they killed him
For in him they saw loss of power
Threatened by this man of God
They did not understand his hour
 
I helped Mary through our tears
As we wrapped and washed him
Yet had to leave for the sabbath
So now our preparation can begin
 
Yet we find him not in the tomb
Where they had lain him to rest
And fear he has been taken
At the Pharisee’s ill request
 
We told the chosen of this 
And run back with Petra to see
Only to find that he is gone
As he said it was to be 
 
You said you'd be raised
But we did not understand
But at seeing this we rejoice
For the fulfillment is at hand

But where has he gone
He said he'd never leave
Yet the tomb is empty
We cannot help but grieve
 
Yet soon joy overcomes us
As we remember his words
In three days he would come
Of this we all clearly heard 
 
As the others come to see
We look into eachother’s eyes
Remembering what was said
With joy we share our cries
 
But what of us all now
We wonder as we are left
Are we also to leave here
And what of all the rest
 
Our joy is beyond words
He has done what he has said
Gone to the Father yet here
And with us still, not dead
 
Yet now I see a new spirit here
Who calls me by my name
Just like he told us clearly
Nothing will ever be the same
 
Dear Jesus, 
You have raised us up
From the depth of our sadness
To a new life of hope
And left all sin in your tomb
To bring us all home
Help me now rise to new life
In the light of your grace
And spread the joy of your love
AMEN

Oh my son why did you do this

For here you were safe and whole

Yet you wanted more and right now

And I lamented your unholy goal

 

You demanded it all right then

Lovingly yet reluctantly I gave in

For your happiness is all I wanted

But I did not want this to begin

 

You had left me and I yearned

Every day, pining for sight of you

For my love for you is eternal

And I longed to have you in view

 

Oh my young son, you wanted all

To live now in luxury was your goal

Yet leaving me broke my heart

Not angry but surely not whole

 

Yet I watched daily from a high hill

Every day dreaming of your return

Longing without any anger but love

Hoping that in time you would learn

 

Oh my son each day I prayed

That you would mend your ways

That you would finally come home

And heal those painful days

 

As I climb this high hill again today

And long for your safe return

I watch, I wait, I pray to see

That Your life would righteously turn

 

Yet now in the distance, a figure

Appearing weak, sad and forlorn

He limps forward, I can finally see

Oh joy of love it is he, my son, reborn

I cannot wait and run to him

As he falls helplessly at my feet

My joy and sadness mix as one

As in my dream our eyes now meet

 

Oh son you have finally returned

Battered and ill and so weak

All you had been given now is lost

Yet you are here; my joy is complete

 

I do not see your tattered life

Nor the wasted gifts I did give

I only see you with eyes of love

And rejoice that you now live

 

My son who left has returned

And my joy is now complete

For all wealth given is never lost

As our eyes just now do meet

 

I will celebrate his safe return

And his wounds I pray soon will heal

For my son was lost and is now back

And love and joy is all I feel

 

His brother has such anger at this

No forgiveness in his heart

I pray that mercy can heal his wound

And true brotherhood can now restart

 

For love continues through it all

It heals and bridges all that’s ill

And forges new beginnings

And hearts it so does fill

 

We climbed the mountain with him 

To pray and be with him today

Yet little did we know at the time

Our lives would never be the same

 

For what we saw and heard 

Changed our lives forever

As we beheld much in our eyes

Which from ties of old would sever

 

For what we saw gifted our hearts

As we witnessed prophecy fulfilled

And witnessed prophets of old

As our minds and hearts were stilled

 

For all there which we saw and heard

Was beyond our farthest dream

Too much for our senses and hearts

To take in all that it would mean

 

For today we see what no man has

And hear what no man has ever

Now hiding our eyes in fear

God, saints and prophets together

 

Oh that this was now and forever

As we wished for all to stay

But in weakness, not so if we sleep

So much in awe we have seen today

 

As now a deep white cloud wraps us

And holds us still in its holy grasp

We tremble and shake in fear

As this time seems to be our last

 

And in the rumbling cloud a voice

A roar, a rolling wind-sound just here 

As frightened listeners in our ears

A voice of thunder so loud and clear

 

Telling of Jesus, the Son of the Father

As we all cower in a holy fear

And are told of Jesua as his only Son

Yet we long to stay forever here

 

Oh, how we want to tell of this

But how to fit it into simple word

What we have seen is beyond us

How can we tell it so all is heard