This Blood

Violently they grabbed His arms

As they tightly strapped each wrist

With the hellish looks that

A strong armed soldier

Whip clenched in his fist

Laced with chips of bone

They beat Him hard

From His shoulders to His feet

And it sliced right

Through His olive skin

Just like razors through a sheet

Countless times the blood splattered

As each inhuman lash was given

Several times His knees gave way

As His flesh just hung like ribbons

Then surprisingly He turned His head

Though the words He used were few

The soldier's face turned pale

When He said: "This blood is for you"

Uncaringly they tossed a garment

Across His weakened form

And His blood pressure fell deathly low

As the crowds began to swarm

They forced Him to carry His cross uphill

As His face they punched and smacked

While the splinters from the crisscrossed beam Dug deep into His back

Through lack of sleep and dehydration

His tongue began to swell

And weakened by His loss of blood

This Prophet, Teacher fell

When He did some blood splattered

On a man named Simon's shoe

And as he bent to wipe it off

The Prophet looked and said:

"Simon, This blood is for you"

This blood can save the soul

Heal the sick, mend the heart

This blood can give you access

To the very Throne of God

And it still can go the distance

Through the pain to where you are

This blood is for you

The blood of the lamb

Then they pounded a spike

Through the bones in His wrists

Bursting arteries and veins

And as they dropped the cross in

The hole they dug

His body convulsed with pain

Through an agony and torment

That never a soul shall find

He tilts His face towards heaven

With full control of His mind

With more love than any human heard

Before that time or since

He made a statement that to this day

Makes the strongest skeptic wince

He cried "Father God, Forgive them,

For they know not what they do"

And as He gave His life

For those lost in sin

He was saying this blood is for you

And this blood can save the soul

Heal the sick, mend the heart

This blood can give you access

To the very Throne of God

And it still can go the distance

Through the pain to where you are

This blood is for you

If you're lost and alone

And your mind is confused

This blood is for you

If you feel like you have

Been hurt and abused

This blood is for you

The atoning, cleansing,

Blood of the Lamb

This blood can save the soul

Heal the sick, mend the heart

This blood can give you access

To the very Throne of God

And it still can go the distance

Through the pain to where you are

This blood is for you

The blood of the lamb

This blood is for you

The blood of the lamb!