The Death - Dana Key

It was an evil time

The hearts of men had grown numb

To the common sight of the accused

Been led through the streets of Jerusalem to their deaths

But this was an extraordinary day

A deafening hush fell over the marketplace

Women reached for their children

The sun grew dark at midday

And all eyes stared upward

Then the silence was broken by the cry

Of the convicted Galilean

«Father, why Thou hast forsaken Me?»

Breathing His last

He gave up what no man could take from Him

«Father, in Thy hands I commit My Spirit»

A centurion, who viewed the scene

As he had countless others

Knew there was something different about this day

He tearfully came to the same conclusion

That pierced the hearts of men and women

For two thousand years

«Surely, surely this was the Son of God»