He Died For Our Sins

Jeffrey Pipes Guice

The Jews wanted Jesus crucified

So Pontius Pilate washed his hands

He let the Jews decide his fate

The Roman governor met their demands

Bleeding profusely from His head

The prickly thorns punctured His skin

As the soldiers beat Jesus even more

Pushing the thorns even further in

Ensuring the most excruciating pain

On his entire body, they would beat

But to add to all that endless suffering

Iron nails hammered into his hands and feet

“Father, please forgive them

For they do not know what they do.”

Then, Jesus, barely able to speak, said,

"Father, now I commit my spirit to you.”

To end a man’s life by crucifixion

Was the most agonizing form of death

They guaranteed Jesus the worst of pain

All until He would take his final breath

“It is finished,” Jesus uttered quietly

Then He gently bowed His head

As Jesus Christ gave up His Holy Spirit

It was then He was finally dead

Jesus Christ died for all our sins

As He promised He would do

He also promised He would rise again

To save the souls of me and you

On the third day, Jesus rose again

In accordance with the Holy Scriptures

He is seated at the right hand of the Father

An image featured prominently among holy pictures

One day, He will come again in glory

To judge us all, the living and the dead

We will know it's our Jesus Christ for sure

By the halo of light surrounding his head