Poem for Today : 'The Empty Cross'

The Empty Cross

I see the empty cross,

and in my mind

I see

the bloodstains 

where they nailed You there

to die;

to die the cruellest death

of all,

in agony and pain.

The perfect sacrifice

who hung and suffered there for me

to pay the highest price

for mankind's sin.

I see the empty cross,

and in my heart

I know

that when You died

that day,

and when You cried

that day,

"It is finished!"

it was not the end

but the beginning;

and in that beginning 

I have found my purpose.

I see the empty cross,

and in my mind

I see

the empty tomb

where once You lay.

But by the grace of God

He lifted You,

and you were raised

on that first Easter Day

triumphant

from the grave;

a conqueror.

Now we praise and sing

to worship You as King!

 © 2011 : Colin Gordon-Farleigh