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If Only You Were There
Journey with me to the scene of the crime. Walk the narrow streets of Jerusalem to witness for yourself the brutality inflicted on one who is innocent. Weapons of torture hurting Him who came to save, hatred poured upon Him who is Love personified. View the crucifixtion and listen as rusty nails hammers through flesh and blood. "Father, forgive, for they know not what they do" were the words gasped in His final moments. If only you were there, would you... could you let Him, die in vain?
"He was oppressed and He was afflicted. Yet He opened not His mouth; He was led as a lamb to the slaughter. And as a sheep before its shearers is silent, so He opened not His mouth."
Isaiah 53:7 (NKJV)
Read also: Matthew 27, Mark 15, Luke 23, John 19
Lyrics:
The tears He shed, the blood He bled Do you understand?
The lonely road, the heavy load Will you see?
Never a word, from Him was heard Because of loving you
God's only Son, the Work is done He died for you...
CHORUS:
If only you were there to see how He died
If only you were there to watch Him crucified
If only you were there to know He died in pain
Will you let Him? Can you let Him die in vain?
The tears He shed, the blood He bled Now I understand
The lonely road, the heavy load Lord I see
Never a word, from Him was heard Because of loving me
God's only Son, the Work is done He died for me...
If only you were there to hear how He cried
If only you were there to feel His bleeding side
If only you were there to learn He died in shame
Will you let Him? Can you let Him die in vain?
If only you were there I ask you again...
Will you let Him? Can you let Him die in vain?
No Room For Jesus
Christmas 1990, Orchard Road 'Light-up'. Winter landscapes, penguins, dolls, trumpeting angels, Santa Claus and reindeers. The commercial enterprise along Singapore's premier shopping district did not allow much for the meaning of Noel. The bizarre icons displayed often have little relevance to the occasion. In fact, one shopping centre had the audacity to put 'decorations' of demonic creatures like devils and trolls. It is ironical that even today, there is still "no room" for Joseph, Mary and the Lord Jesus!
"And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn."
LUKE 2:7 (NKJV)
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the
door, I will come in to him and dine with him, and he with Me."
REVELATION 3:20 (NKJV)
Lyrics:
In the streets of Bethlehem that night they went from place to place
You can tell how weary Joseph was by the look upon his face
And Mary felt the child in her As baby Jesus starts to stir
Still in the end upon a manger to this world the Saviour came
For though they tried to knock on every door
The answer was the same...
CHORUS:
No room for Jesus No room for Him to stay
No room for Jesus So they turned the Lord away
No room for Christ The King of kings and Lord of lords
They had no room, no room for Him
In the city streets one Christmas eve I walked amongst the crowd
All the things I saw just makes me wonder What's it all about?
The glow of the lights on Christmas trees With gifts and toys and things like these
Yet in the midst of Santa Claus and reindeers I could hardly tell
Of where is Jesus, God among us The Lord Immanuel?
REPEAT CHORUS
Now in the realms of paradise I stand I saw from heaven above
Hell's a fiery furnace of lost souls Who rejected Jesus' love
I heard their cries of agony An endless final tragedy
Yet though the Saviour knocked upon Their hearts' door time and time again
They had no part of Jesus and His love Their answer was the same
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