Easter Song

Easter Song 

                                     - Anna Maria Junus

I can never understand the pain that He endured,

Not only for a select few, but for the entire world,

The life He freely gave,

For all the souls that He would save,

It's more than anyone could comprehend,

The sacrifice He gave for man.

I have been sent here to this earth, not to wither and to die,

But to exalt what He has bought, to stand right by His side,

I am a simple soldier,

With many burdens I must shoulder,

Yet His shoulders are far bigger than mine,

Bearing burdens I can never define

The free gift that He gave,

Was not that we would all be saved,

But it was the gift of immortality,

For I must have a contrite heart,

And an earnest effort to do my part,

To gain the gift of living eternally,

In heaven, where the Father waits for me

Others may forget the garden and just focus on the cross,

Although it was integral, it was not the only cost,

For it was in Gethsemane

That He bled from every pore for me,

Paying for the sins of every single soul,

And for every pain so that we might be made whole.

One day I will die and I will lay this body down,

Back to the earth it will return while I fly to higher ground,

But because of the price He paid,

And His glorious resurrection day,

My body will be returned to me,

Perfected greater than I imagine it to be.

The free gift that He gave,

Was not that we would all be saved,

But it was the gift of immortality,

For I must have a contrite heart,

And an earnest effort to do my part,

To gain the gift of living eternally,

In heaven, where the Father waits for me.

The Resurrected Lord Jesus - Simon Dewey