What is so good about that?
Do you know what they call today?
They call this day good Friday
Do you know what happened today?
On this day they call Good Friday.
Today an innocent man was arrested,
Once loved now despised and detested
This innocent man was spit on,
It seems all his followers were gone
This same man was whipped and beat,
To look like a piece of chopped meat.
The innocent man was an awful sight
To think He didn't even put up a fight
This man beat and tortured beyond any other
He wasn't recognized by his own mother.
Added to the physical abuse at him they did mock
And through it all, this innocent did not even talk.
And upon his head was pressed a crown of inch long thorn
He endured it all with all their scorn
To his execution, they made him bear His heavy cross,
In His weakened condition, with all His blood loss.
When they arrived at the skull shaped hill
This innocent man they would soon kill
They drove nine-inch spikes through each palm
The innocent spoke no evil, he remained calm.
They pierced His side, blood and water ran
On Good Friday, they killed an innocent man.
This is what happened a matter of fact,
You may wonder, What is so good about that?
It may not look so good the death of this man
But you see it is part of a bigger plan
So that frown on your face you should lift
For His death was the greatest gift
Listen to the rest of the story
And give God the glory
When He hung on the cross, He did say something
That shows His death wasn't for nothing
He cried, Father forgive them they know not what they do
See that innocent man's death was for me and for you!
Because He was whipped and beat
His father and He, face to face I will meet.
Understand it wasn't a murder but a sacrifice
Jesus made to free us from this sin vice.
Good Friday is good! No matter how bad it seems
Not because of what happened but what it means.
Jesus death was preordained to set the captive free,
And that captive is you and me!
This is why His blood was shed
He knew without it we would all be dead
All you need to do is ask and believe
And Jesus' forgiveness you will receive
You may think I don't need that my life is well
But I warn without Jesus' sacrifice all will go to hell
Receive this most precious gift
And your burdens Jesus will lift
This is why it is called Good Friday
Because Jesus our debt did pay
That is what happened it is a fact,
Now you know what is so good about that!!
Dead Tree Standing
Americanized Christianity
Ritualized Relationship
Religionized Rebellion
Like a dead tree standing
No life within
Decaying wood
Standing firm
Yet gone with the wind
No life within
We stand tall; For all
Like a dead tree standing
Living off blessings
of yesteryears
Stuck in a rut
Standing tall
No growth at all
Dead tree standing
Branches once
Lifted high
Drop down
Life of defeat
We go to Church
Dead tree standing
There's nothing wrong
Like a dead tree standing
Soon we shall fall.
Americanized Christianity
Ritualized Relationship
Religionized Rebellion
Like a dead tree standing
No life within
Decaying wood
Standing firm
Yet gone with the wind
No life within
We stand tall; For all
Like a dead tree standing
Living off blessings
of yesteryears
Stuck in a rut
Standing tall
No growth at all
Dead tree standing
Branches once
Lifted high
Drop down
Life of defeat
We go to Church
Dead tree standing
There's nothing wrong
Like a dead tree standing
Soon we shall fall.
